Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia
Dengue cases in Malaysia are on the rise and have worsened since last decade, and this has generally been attributed to human actions. However, the effects of climate in this situation have been un-der-mentioned. We argue that climate also plays a role in spreading dengue...
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| description | Dengue cases in Malaysia are on the rise and have worsened since last decade, and this has generally been attributed to human actions. However, the effects of climate in this situation have been un-der-mentioned. We argue that climate also plays a role in spreading dengue transmission and mul-tiple studies have shown that climate and transmission of infectious diseases are closely intercon-nected. Our evaluation examines how local climate influences dengue transmission by studying two parameters, specifically local average surface temperature and average precipitation, and we as-sume that a changing climate will influence the number of reported dengue cases and mortality rates. We also study the potential impact of climate change on the transmission of dengue and its distribution over a large geographical region, and have found that dengue and infectious diseases in general tend to be widespread in regions with higher or increasing surface temperature. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-715242018-12-13T09:34:01Z Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia Paul, Bryan Tham, W. Dengue cases in Malaysia are on the rise and have worsened since last decade, and this has generally been attributed to human actions. However, the effects of climate in this situation have been un-der-mentioned. We argue that climate also plays a role in spreading dengue transmission and mul-tiple studies have shown that climate and transmission of infectious diseases are closely intercon-nected. Our evaluation examines how local climate influences dengue transmission by studying two parameters, specifically local average surface temperature and average precipitation, and we as-sume that a changing climate will influence the number of reported dengue cases and mortality rates. We also study the potential impact of climate change on the transmission of dengue and its distribution over a large geographical region, and have found that dengue and infectious diseases in general tend to be widespread in regions with higher or increasing surface temperature. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71524 10.4236/health.2015.76080 Scientific Research Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | Paul, Bryan Tham, W. Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title | Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title_full | Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title_short | Interrelation between Climate and Dengue in Malaysia |
| title_sort | interrelation between climate and dengue in malaysia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71524 |