Climate-influenced vector-borne diseases in Africa: a call to empower the next generation of African researchers for sustainable solutions

• Main Authors: Judicaël Obame-Nkoghe (Author), Adjoavi Esse Agossou (Author), Gerald Mboowa (Author), Basile Kamgang (Author), Cyril Caminade (Author), Dawn C. Duke (Author), Andrew Karanja Githeko (Author), Obed M. Ogega (Author), Nestor Engone Elloué (Author), Fatou Bintou Sarr (Author), Dieudonné Nkoghe (Author), Pierre Kengne (Author), Nicaise T. Ndam (Author), Christophe Paupy (Author), Moses Bockarie (Author), Patricks Voua Otomo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract We look at the link between climate change and vector-borne diseases in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. The large endemicity and escalating threat of diseases such as malaria and arboviral diseases, intensified by climate change, disproportionately affects vulnerable communities...