Relationship between chikungunya virus prevalence, rainfall, and urbanization in the Philippines
Specifically to determine regions in the Philippines where the virus is more prevalent, determine if urbanization has an effect on CHIKV prevalence, and determine if rainfall has an effect on the prevalence of CHIKV in the Philippines. Since there are scarce researches on CHIKV, specifically in the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2018, Vol.8 (7), p.1-982 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Specifically to determine regions in the Philippines where the virus is more prevalent, determine if urbanization has an effect on CHIKV prevalence, and determine if rainfall has an effect on the prevalence of CHIKV in the Philippines. Since there are scarce researches on CHIKV, specifically in the Philippines, this paper research was conducted to fill in the gap in the hopes to establish an understanding of the epidemiological dynamics of the virus and its infectivity. [10,20] The latter, however, has been able to adapt to the urban setting as well. [...]one might expect to have more infections in urban areas, where populations are dense, and people live in close proximity. According to some studies mentioned by Wiwanitkit,[23] the prevalence of Dengue virus has a positive correlation with the degree of rainfall experienced since it greatly influences the spread of vector mosquitoes. During pre-monsoon season, mosquitoes breed[24] and on the arrival of heavy rainfall, ovipositor sites increase. [...]rainfall accompanied by surface humidity increases the flight range of blood-parched mosquitoes by reducing the risk of desiccation. |
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ISSN: | 2320-4672 2231-3206 |
DOI: | 10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0208204032018 |