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Cholera
Reports from University of Oxford add new data to research in cholera
June 17th, 2008
According to a study from Oxford, the United Kingdom, "A cholera epidemic that took place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2000-2001) was employed to investigate the impact of climatic and environmental drivers on cholera dynamics. Precipitation (PRE), sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a (CHL-a) data acquired from publicly available satellite and ground measurements were analysed together with disease incidence in an effort to assess the environmental contribution to the outbreak." "SST (r(2) = 0.749, lag = 0 months) and PRE (r(2) = 0.744, lag = 2 months) showed strong associations with incidence. CHL-a showed a moderately strong (r(2) = 0.656, lag = 6...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-17)
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