Environmental and meteorological factors linked to malaria transmission around large dams at three ecological settings in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing body of evidence suggests that dams intensify malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the environmental characteristics underpinning patterns in malaria transmission around dams are poorly understood. This study investigated local-scale environmental and meteorological variables linked to malaria transmission around three large dams in Ethiopia.

Methods

Monthly malaria incidence data (2010-2014) were collected from health centres around three dams located at lowland, midland and highland elevations in Ethiopia. Environmental (elevation, distance from the reservoir shoreline, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), monthly reservoir water level, monthly changes in water level) and meteorological (precipitation, and minimum and maximum

SUBMITTER: Kibret S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390543 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature