The neglected role of relative humidity in the interannual variability of urban malaria in Indian cities

M. Santos-Vega; P. P. Martinez; K. G. Vaishnav; V. Kohli; V. Desai; M. J. Bouma; M. Pascual

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28145-7

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

The neglected role of relative humidity in the interannual variability of urban malaria in Indian cities

M. Santos-Vega,
P. P. Martinez,
K. G. Vaishnav,
V. Kohli,
V. Desai,
M. J. Bouma,
M. Pascual

Affiliations

M. Santos-Vega: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
P. P. Martinez: Department of Microbiology and Department of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
K. G. Vaishnav: Vector Borne Diseases Control Department, Health Department, Surat Municipal Corporation
V. Kohli: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
V. Desai: Urban Health and Climate Resilience Center of Excellence, (UHCRCE)
M. J. Bouma: ISGlobal
M. Pascual: Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28145-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Climate conditions and urbanization can be major drivers of vector-borne infections. Here the authors demonstrate that an often-neglected climate variable, humidity, is an important factor for malaria epidemics in two urban areas in India.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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