Abstract Species Distribution Models (SDMs) combine information on the geographic
occurrence of species with environmental layers to estimate distributional ranges and have …

Meningococcal meningitis is a climate sensitive infectious disease. The regional extent of
the Meningitis Belt in Africa, where the majority of epidemics occur, was originally defined by …

Air pollution is a concern in the West Africa region where it is known that meteorological
parameters such as ambient temperature and humidity can affect the particulate matter …

Recently, mineral dust has been suspected to be one of the important environmental risk
factor for meningitis epidemics in West Africa. The current study is one of the first which …

Abstract Data from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the regional
climate model (REMO) of the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), combined with …

Methods Step 1: We used 2 m air temperature (Kelvin degrees) and 2 m specific humidity
(kg of water/kg of air) hourly data from the Modern Era Retrospective Analysis for Research …

Spatial and temporal variability of relative humidity over the West African monsoon (WAM)
region is investigated. In particular, the variability during the onset and retreat periods of the …

A good understanding of seasonal climate and the limit to which it can be predicted is crucial
in addressing various socio-economic challenges in Africa. However, how to improve the …

Background Diarrhea remains one of the biggest public health threats in Ghana, and is the
most common cause of morbidity and mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa …

La méningite bactérienne présente un réel défi de modélisation pour la communauté
scientifique en raison de son caractère multiscalaire, des facteurs de différentes natures à …