Special Issue "Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Emissions, Environmental and Public Health Impact"

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou
Molecular Toxicology Research Laboratory, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi 39217, USA
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Interests: molecular toxicology; mutagenesis and carcinogenesis; environmental epidemiology and health risk assessment; biomarkers of exposure; effect and susceptibility; gene-environment interactions and diseases; natural resource damage assessment and management

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The Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) was launched in 2004 and is an Open Access journal. According to Scopus Database (Elsevier), the IJERPH has an unofficial impact factor (cites per article) of 1.33 in 2007 (SciMajo Journal Rank). The IJERPH maintains a rapid editorial procedure and a rigorous peer-review system.Well written papers have been peer-reviewed and published in less than 4 weeks from manuscript submission. This journal is abstracted and indexed very rapidly by Chemical Abstracts, MedLine/PubMed and EMBASE.

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Title: Impacts of Climate Variability on Cholera Incidence in Eastern and Western Africa, 1971-2006
Authors: Shlomit Paz
Affiliation: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa / Abba Hushi Road, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel 31905
E-Mail: shlomit@geo.haifa.ac.il
Abstract: The study demonstrates the linkage between climatic changes and cholera incidence in Africa. Correlations were computed between climatic factors (air temperature, sea surface temperature [SST], seasonal Oceanic Niño index [ONI], Sahelian rainfall) and cholera rates in West and East Africa (1970-2006). It was found that climate variability impacts cholera rates, with East Africa being more sensitive. SST is the most important factor, but correlations were found also with air temperature, ONI and Sahelian rainfall. Similarity in the linkage patterns between cholera rates, SST and ONI has been found on different sides of the Indian Ocean (India and Africa).