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Climate Change, Severe Storms, and Malaria Risk in Mozambique
Friday, April 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
Friday, April 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
Malaria is a complex pathogen that has evolved alongside the human population on Earth. While some areas of the world have managed to eliminate malaria, it remains a major global health problem and a leading cause of childhood mortality. There have been increased interest and investment in malaria control and elimination programs with the ultimate goal of achieving global malaria eradication in the distant future. Climate change has introduced an additional challenge towards achieving these goals. The impacts of climate change on malaria transmission and risk are multi-pronged and not completely understood. One way that climate change is directly impacting malaria risk is through increased frequency and severity of storms. Mozambique is one country that has already been experiencing these impacts, and the subsequent changes to malaria risk pose a significant threat to the success of efforts by the national malaria control program. This seminary will explore the nature of these risks and quantify them using an epidemiologic study design and approach.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
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