Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions

Malaria Journal
Solomon KibretLuxon Nhamo

Abstract

While there is growing recognition of the malaria impacts of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa, the cumulative 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. 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. 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 cas...Continue Reading

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Jul 23, 2016·The Lancet Global Health·Shiva Raj MishraCordia Chu
Mar 3, 2017·Tropical Medicine and Health·Solomon KibretBeyene Petros
Jan 27, 2018·Malaria Journal·Noriko Endo, Elfatih A B Eltahir
Sep 7, 2016·Malaria Journal·Solomon KibretG Glenn Wilson
Aug 18, 2020·The Journal of Infectious Diseases·Elizabeth Hemming-SchroederGuiyun Yan
May 12, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Lili R MbakopJosiane Etang
Dec 4, 2019·Scientific Reports·Solomon KibretLalit Kumar
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Jun 27, 2021·Scientific Reports·Solomon KibretGuiyun Yan

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