Vulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology and socio-economic factors

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dc.contributor.authorWandiga, Shem O.
dc.contributor.authorOpondo, Maggie
dc.contributor.authorOlago, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGitheko, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorGithui, Faith
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Michael
dc.contributor.authorDowns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorOpere, A.
dc.contributor.authorOludhe, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorYanda, Pius Z.
dc.contributor.authorAchola, Pius
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-11T08:25:44Z
dc.date.available2016-03-11T08:25:44Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-009-9670-7en_US
dc.description.abstractEndemic malaria in most of the hot and humid African climates is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. In the last twenty or so years the incidence of malaria has been aggravated by the resurgence of highland malaria epidemics which hitherto had been rare. A close association between malaria epidemics and climate variability has been reported but not universally accepted. Similarly, the relationship between climate variability, intensity of disease mortality and morbidity coupled with socio-economic factors has been mooted. Analyses of past climate (temperature and precipitation), hydrological and health data (1961–2001), and socio-economics status of communities from the East African highlands confirm the link between climate variability and the incidence and severity of malaria epidemics. The communities in the highlands that have had less exposure to malaria are more vulnerable than their counterparts in the lowlands due to lack of clinical immunity. However, the vulnerability of human health to climate variability is influenced by the coping and adaptive capacities of an individual or community. Surveys conducted among three communities in the East African highlands reveal that the interplay of poverty and other socio-economic variables have intensified the vulnerability of these communities to the impacts of malaria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWandiga, S.O., Opondo, M., Olago, D., Githeko, A., Githui, F., Marshall, M., Downs, T., Opere, A., Oludhe, C., Ouma, G.O. and Yanda, P.Z., 2010. Vulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology and socio-economic factors. Climatic Change, 99(3-4), pp.473-497.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/853
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectLake Victoria Basinen_US
dc.subjectMalaria Epidemicen_US
dc.subjectEast Africa Highlanden_US
dc.subjectAdaptive Capacityen_US
dc.subjectClinical Immunityen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Climateen_US
dc.subjectEndemic Malariaen_US
dc.subjectSocial-economic Factoren_US
dc.subjectPast Climateen_US
dc.subjectMagnetic Fielden_US
dc.titleVulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology and socio-economic factorsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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