Keywords:
Malaria -- Epidemiology -- Germany.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This volume on a high-profile modern issue presents a sophisticated, integrated risk assessment approach to modeling the potential return of malaria to Germany, which could be triggered by the higher temperatures resulting from global climate change.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (66 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319038230
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1636518
DDC:
614.532
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- 1 Background and Goals -- 1.1…Background -- 1.2…Goals -- References -- 2 Case Study 1: Modelling Potential Transmission Gates of Malaria Tertiana in Lower Saxony -- Abstract -- 2.1…Background and Goals -- 2.2…Methods -- 2.2.1 Literature Research on Malaria Transmission -- 2.2.2 Data Compilation in a Geographic Information System -- 2.2.3 Geostatistical Estimation of Temperature Maps -- 2.2.4 Ecological Land Classification -- 2.2.5 Calculation of the Basic Reproduction Rate (R0) -- 2.3…Results -- 2.3.1 Potential Transmission Gates Calculated with Temperature Measurements -- 2.3.2 Potential Transmission Gates Calculated with Estimations of Future Temperatures -- 2.3.3 Ecoregionalised Transmission Gates -- 2.3.4 Discussion -- References -- 3 Case Study 2: Modelling Potential Risks of Malaria Outbreaks in Germany -- Abstract -- 3.1…Background, Aim and Scope -- 3.2…Materials and Methods -- 3.2.1 Basic Information on Anopheles Mosquitoes -- 3.2.2 Calculation of Mean Monthly Air Temperatures -- 3.2.3 Reproduction of Plasmodium vivax in Anopheles atroparvus -- 3.3…Results -- 3.4…Discussion -- References -- 4 Conclusions and Outlook -- References.
