Strong correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of dengue in central region of Thailand in 2004
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Dengue infection, one of the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases of humans, has been a significant problem in many tropical countries for decades. Surveys of disease prevalence are useful for prevention and control and have been continuously performed in Thailand. In this study, the correlation between the rainfall and the prevalence of dengue in a central region of Thailand, the highly endemic area, was investigated in 2004. The least square equation plot prevalence (Y) versus rainfall (X) was Y=17.5X+24.2 (r=0.88, p<0.05), which suggests that the prevalence of dengue in this area is significantly affected by rainfall. Increased surveillance and mosquito control in the studied area during the periods of high rainfall is recommended.
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An observation on correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of clinical cases of dengue in Thailand.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES An investigation was carried out in Thailand to study the correlation between rainfall and prevalence of dengue infection during 2002-03, which can be used for prevention and control of the disease. METHODS Rainfall data (2002-03) collected from Ministry of Public Health were utilised for transformation of the infection and the rainfall data were derived from Royal I...
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