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Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Malaria In Paraguay, Nicole M. Wayant
Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Malaria In Paraguay, Nicole M. Wayant
Department of Geography: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that has afflicted humans for thousands of years. Today it is considered a re-emerging disease. Malaria is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. The disease has been linked to several environmental parameters, including precipitation, temperature, and deforestation. However, these relationships have mainly been studied in Africa and have not been explored in other parts of the world. The study area for this thesis was the South American country of Paraguay.
Paraguay has experienced an oscillation in malaria cases over the past 20 years, with monthly cases ranging from 0 to 1200. …