Malaria was endemic in the Rhône-Alpes area of eastern France in the 19th century and life expectancy was particularly shortened in Alpine valleys. This study was designed to determine how the disease affected people in the area and to identify the factors influencing malaria transmission.
Laboratoire Ecologie Alpine, UMR CNRS N 5553, Equipe Pertubations Environnementales et Xénobiotiques, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53X, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 09, France. julien.serandour@ujf-grenoble.fr