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.creatorWandiga, Shem O.
dc.creatorOpondo, Maggie
dc.creatorOlago, Daniel
dc.creatorGitheko, Andrew
dc.creatorGithui, Faith
dc.creatorMarshall, Michael
dc.creatorDowns, Tim
dc.creatorOpere, A.
dc.creatorOludhe, Christopher
dc.creatorYanda, Pius Z.
dc.creatorAchola, Paul
dc.date2016-03-11T08:25:44Z
dc.date2016-03-11T08:25:44Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T11:50:08Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T11:50:08Z
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-009-9670-7
dc.descriptionEndemic 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.
dc.identifierWandiga, 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.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/853
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10551
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectLake Victoria Basin
dc.subjectMalaria Epidemic
dc.subjectEast Africa Highland
dc.subjectAdaptive Capacity
dc.subjectClinical Immunity
dc.subjectAfrican Climate
dc.subjectEndemic Malaria
dc.subjectSocial-economic Factor
dc.subjectPast Climate
dc.subjectMagnetic Field
dc.titleVulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology and socio-economic factors
dc.typeJournal Article

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