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Review
. 2006 Aug;3(8):e328.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030328.

Infectious diseases, climate influences, and nonstationarity

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Infectious diseases, climate influences, and nonstationarity

Bernard Cazelles et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

Cazelles and Hales discuss a new study that uses a range of mathematical tools to illustrate a clear relationship between climatic variables and the dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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Competing interests: The authors have declared that they have no competing interests.

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