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dc.contributor.authorBirhanie, Solomon Kibreten
dc.contributor.authorLautze, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.authorMcCartney, Matthewen
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Glennen
dc.contributor.authorNhamo, Luxonen
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-29T14:16:00Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationMalaria Journal, v.14, p. 1-12en
dc.identifier.issn1475-2875en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18495-
dc.description.abstract'Background': While there is growing recognition of the malaria impacts of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa, thecumulative malaria impact of reservoirs associated with current and future dam developments has not been quantified. The objective of this study was to estimate the current and predict the future impact of large dams on malaria in different eco-epidemiological settings across sub-Saharan Africa. 'Methods': The locations of 1268 existing and 78 planned large dams in sub-Saharan Africa were mapped against the malaria stability index (stable, unstable and no malaria). The 'Plasmodium falciparum' infection rate (PfIR) was determined for populations at different distances (<1, 1-2, 2-5, 5-9 km) from the associated reservoirs using the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) and WorldPop databases. 'Results' derived from MAP were verified by comparison with the results of detailed epidemiological studies conducted at 11 dams. Results: Of the 1268 existing dams, 723 are located in malarious areas. Currently, about 15 million people live in close proximity (<5 km) to the reservoirs associated with these dams. A total of 1.1 million malaria cases annually are associated with them: 919,000 cases due to the presence of 416 dams in areas of unstable transmission and 204,000 cases due to the presence of 307 dams in areas of stable transmission. Of the 78 planned dams, 60 will be located in malarious areas and these will create an additional 56,000 cases annually. The variation in annual PfIR in communities as a function of distance from reservoirs was statistically significant in areas of unstable transmission but not in areas of stable transmission. 'Conclusion': In sub-Saharan Africa, dams contribute significantly to malaria risk particularly in areas of unstable transmission. Additional malaria control measures are thus required to reduce the impact of dams on malaria.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofMalaria Journalen
dc.titleMalaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictionsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12936-015-0873-2en
dcterms.accessRightsGolden
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Impact Assessmenten
dc.subject.keywordsEpidemiologyen
local.contributor.firstnameSolomon Kibreten
local.contributor.firstnameJonathanen
local.contributor.firstnameMatthewen
local.contributor.firstnameGlennen
local.contributor.firstnameLuxonen
local.subject.for2008111706 Epidemiologyen
local.subject.for2008050204 Environmental Impact Assessmenten
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local.subject.seo2008920404 Disease Distribution and Transmission (incl. Surveillance and Response)en
local.subject.seo2008960999 Land and Water Management of Environments not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2008960599 Ecosystem Assessment and Management not elsewhere classifieden
local.profile.schoolScience and Technologyen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailsbirhan2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailgwilson7@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20160126-165021en
local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.identifier.runningnumber339en
local.format.startpage1en
local.format.endpage12en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume14en
local.title.subtitlemaps, estimates and predictionsen
local.access.fulltextYesen
local.contributor.lastnameBirhanieen
local.contributor.lastnameLautzeen
local.contributor.lastnameMcCartneyen
local.contributor.lastnameWilsonen
local.contributor.lastnameNhamoen
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local.title.maintitleMalaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorBirhanie, Solomon Kibreten
local.search.authorLautze, Jonathanen
local.search.authorMcCartney, Matthewen
local.search.authorWilson, Glennen
local.search.authorNhamo, Luxonen
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local.identifier.wosid000360524100004en
local.year.published2015en
local.subject.for2020420299 Epidemiology not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.for2020410402 Environmental assessment and monitoringen
local.subject.for2020410404 Environmental managementen
local.subject.seo2020200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response)en
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