TY - JOUR AU - Molesworth, Anna M. AU - Cuevas, Luis E. AU - Connor, Stephen J. AU - Morse, Andrew P. AU - Thomson, Madeleine C. T1 - Environmental Risk and Meningitis Epidemics in Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2003 VL - 9 IS - 10 SP - 1287 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur in areas with particular environmental characteristics. We present evidence that the relationship between the environment and the location of these epidemics is quantifiable and propose a model based on environmental variables to identify regions at risk for meningitis epidemics. These findings, which have substantial implications for directing surveillance activities and health policy, provide a basis for monitoring the impact of climate variability and environmental change on epidemic occurrence in Africa. KW - Gambia KW - Uganda KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - Malawi KW - Mozambique DO - 10.3201/eid0910.030182 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/10/03-0182_article ER - End of Reference