Conceptual Model of Water Resources in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan

USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5262 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5262/ Abstract excerpts:  The United States (U.S.) Geological Survey has been working with the Afghanistan Geological Survey and the Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water on water-resources investigations in the Kabul Basin under an agreement supported by the United States Agency for International Development. This collaborative investigation compiled, to the … Continue reading »

Deforestation and Malaria in Mâncio Lima County, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases (CDC publication) / Sarah H. Olson, Ronald Gangnon, Guilherme Abbad Silveira, and Jonathan A. Patz http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/16/7/pdfs/09-1785.pdf Abstract:  Malaria is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the Amazon. We used malaria reports for health districts collected in 2006 by the Programa Nacional de Controle da Malária to determine whether deforestation is associated with … Continue reading »