An online operational rainfall-monitoring resource for epidemic malaria early warning systems in Africa
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* Corresponding author: Stephen J Connor sjconnor@iri.columbia.edu
Malaria Journal 2005, 4:6 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-6
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Web-based climate information resources for malaria control in Africa Emily K Grover-Kopec, M Benno Blumenthal, Pietro Ceccato, Tufa Dinku, Judy A Omumbo, Stephen J Connor Malaria Journal 2006, 5:38 (11 May 2006) Malaria distribution is closely linked with seasonal patterns of the climate and local environment. In the absence of good epidemiological data on malaria distribution in Africa, climate information is used to develop malaria risk maps. Additional malaria suitability maps have been produced in an online, interactive format which should be useful for planning and operational activities.
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Peter M Nyarango, Tewolde Gebremeskel, Goitom Mebrahtu, Jacob Mufunda, Usman Abdulmumini, Andom Ogbamariam, Andrew Kosia, Andemariam Gebremichael, Disanayike Gunawardena, Yohannes Ghebrat, Yahannes Okbaldet Malaria Journal 2006, 5:33 (24 April 2006) The National Malaria Control Programme in Eritrea is rightly considered to be one of the major success stories to come out of the recent efforts to scale up malaria control using a combination of control methods. The programme has, over a short period, dramatically increased control measures in most of the endemic and epidemic areas in the country.
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