Spatiotemporal patterns and climate-induced macroeconomic burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: BMC public health
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The global malaria burden is characterized by economic, geographical, and climatic disparities, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Moreover, meteorological factors have become increasingly important to understand the malaria burden in SSA in the context of climate change.

Authors

  • Tianen Yao
    School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England.
  • Xinyu Yang
    Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Huaixiao Ye
    College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
  • Yida Wang
    Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: ydwang@phy.ecnu.edu.cn.
  • Xiaoyi Yu
    College of Engineering, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
  • Yuxin Huang
  • Ming Xu
    Shenyang Analytical Application Center, Shimadzu (China) Co. Ltd., Shenyang, 167 Qingnian Street, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.