Climate change and health in Africa.
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This chapter describes climate change and its effect on agriculture and human health in Africa. The three main categories of health effects are discussed: primary (e.g., heatwaves, flooding and disasters); secondary, especially vector-borne diseases (e.g., malaria, yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya), meningococcal meningitis and changes to other infectious diseases; and tertiary, including famine, food security, conflict and large-scale migration.
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Pages: 218 - 227
Editor: C. D. Butler [email protected], Faculty of Health The University of Canberra Bruce ACT 2617 Australia
ISBN (ePDF): 978-1-78064-457-8
ISBN (ePub): 978-1-78639-143-8
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-78064-265-9
ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-78064-858-3
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Cover date: 2014
Published online: 26 September 2014
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