Atmospheric Science Letters · 2010 · 41 citations · 14 references
Veterinary MedicineEarth SciencesInfectious DiseasesClimate ScienceClimatologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyDisease GeographyDisease MappingDisease Risk AssessmentMalariaTropical ClimatologyVector EcologyClimatic GradientsDisease Distribution MappingGeospatial Risk MappingInfectious Disease MappingProjectionsSpatiotemporal Disease MappingTropical Infectious DiseasesVector-borne Disease Risk Mapping
Abstract The aim of this study is to highlight the recent progress in mapping vector‐borne diseases in West Africa using modelling and field experiments. Based on climatic indicators, methods have been developed to map Rift Valley fever (RVF) and malaria risk. Modelling results corroborate that northern Senegal and southern Mauritania appear to be critical areas for RVF outbreaks and that the malaria epidemic fringe is located at the northern edge of the Sahel. Future projections highlight that the malaria risk decreases over northern Sahel. This is related to a southward shift of the potential epidemic belt in autumn. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society
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