Disaggregating Tropical Disease Prevalence by Climatic and Vegetative Zones within Tropical West Africa
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Disaggregating Tropical Disease Prevalence by Climatic and Vegetative Zones within Tropical West Africa
Tropical infectious disease prevalence is dependent on many socio-cultural determinants. However, rainfall and temperature frequently underlie overall prevalence, particularly for vector-borne diseases. As a result these diseases have increased prevalence in tropical as compared to temperate regions. Specific to tropical Africa, the tendency to incorrectly infer that tropical diseases are unifo...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152560