Apresenta

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Colombia

• Dr. German Poveda (Co-PI)

• Dr. Martha Lucia Quiñonez

• Dr. Ivan Dario Velez

Participants

• Dr. Luz Elena Velásquez

• Dr. William Rojas

• Dr. Juan S. Zapata

• Guilhermo Leon Rua (PhD student)

• Daniel Ruiz (MsC student)

• Juan Santiago Zuluaga (MsC student)

Students

• Olver Hernandez (undergraduate)

• Elisabeth Zapata (undergraduate)

• Eriko P. Alarcon (undergraduate)

• Leysa J. Gomez (undergraduate)

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• Development of a mathematical model to explain
  malaria incidence linked to climatic parameters.

• Studying the linkages between entomological and
  climatological variables through field and
  laboratory work.

• Creation of a Geographical Information System for
  Malaria in Colombia (SIGMA).

Study Sites

• Endemic-epidemic regions for malaria in the
  lowlands of Colombia

• Nuqui (northwestern Colombia).

• El Bagre (Pacific Coast).

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Findings

• Temperature strongly affects the life cycle of
  An. albimanus, the main malaria vector.

• Modelling efforts confirm the importance of
  temperature in explaining malaria incidence.

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Publications
WAYLEN, P., POVEDA, G., 2002. El Niño-Southern
Oscillation and aspects of Western South America
Hydroclimatology. Hydrological Processes, 16,
1247-1260.
POVEDA, G., 2002. Climate and ENSO Associations
with Malaria Incidence in Colombia, En Examples
of ENSO-Society Interactions, International
Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI),
http//iri.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO/societal/exam
ple/Poveda.html. On the web since Octuber 18,2002.

• Three presentations at the Conference Climate
  Variability and Change and their Health Effects
  in the Caribbean Information for Climate
  Variability and Change Adaptation Planning in the
  Health Sector. Pan American Health Organization /
  World Health Organization. Bridgetown, Barbados,
  mayo 21-22, 2002.

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Publications
RUIZ. D. POVEDA, G. QUIÑONEZ, M.L. VÉLEZ,
I.D. RÚA, G. ROJAS, W. ZULUAGA, J.S. Modelling
entomological-climatic interaction of malaria
transmission. Study case El Niño 1997-1998 and
La Niña 1998-2000.
RÚA, G. QUIÑONEZ, M.L. VÉLEZ, I.D. ROJAS, W.
POVEDA, G. ZULUAGA, J.S. RUIZ. D. Effect of
temperature on the gonotrophic cycle of Anofeles
albimanus (Diptera Culicidae) in relation with
the event El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
RÚA, G. QUIÑONEZ, M.L. VÉLEZ, I.D. ROJAS, W.
POVEDA, G. ZULUAGA, J.S. RUIZ. D. MANTILLA, R.
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) related to
malaria transmission, density and parity of
Anofeles albimanus and An. darlingi (Diptera
Culicidae) in two areas in Colombia.
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Left Main linkages and feedbacks between diverse
components of the mathematical model.
Right Time series of model results for base
scenario.
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Graphical interface module for simultaneous
malaria and climate records
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Entomology lab work
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Studying mosquito breeding sites at Nuqui
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