ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2011
The costs of climate change: a study of cholera in Tanzania.
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- How climate change can affect cholera incidence and prevalence? A systematic review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Pooled it
- Impacts of exposure to ambient temperature on burden of disease: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence.International journal of biometeorology · 2019Pooled it
- Untangling the Impacts of Climate Change on Waterborne Diseases: a Systematic Review of Relationships between Diarrheal Diseases and Temperature, Rainfall, Flooding, and Drought.Environmental science & technology · 2016Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of ambient temperature and diarrhoeal diseases.International journal of epidemiology · 2016Pooled it
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- Associations between High Temperature, Heavy Rainfall, and Diarrhea among Young Children in Rural Tamil Nadu, India: A Prospective Cohort Study.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
- Machine Learning Model for Imbalanced Cholera Dataset in Tanzania.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2019Article
- High-Resolution Crystal Structures Elucidate the Molecular Basis of Cholera Blood Group Dependence.PLoS pathogens · 2016Article
- Satellite Based Assessment of Hydroclimatic Conditions Related to Cholera in Zimbabwe.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Increased temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns as a result of climate change are widely recognized to entail potentially serious consequences for human health, including an increased risk of diarrheal diseases. This study integrates historical data on temperature and rainfall with the burden of disease from cholera in Tanzania and uses socioeconomic data to control for the impacts of general development on the risk of cholera. The results show a significant relationship between temperature and the incidence of cholera. For a 1 degree Celsius temperature increase the initial relative risk of cholera increases by 15 to 29 percent. Based on the modeling results, we project the number and costs of additional cases of cholera that can be attributed to climate change by 2030 in Tanzania for a 1 and 2 degree increase in temperatures, respectively. The total costs of cholera attributable to climate change are shown to be in the range of 0.32 to 1.4 percent of GDP in Tanzania 2030. The results provide useful insights into national-level estimates of the implications of climate change on the health sector and offer information which can feed into both national and international debates on financing and planning adaptation.
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