Effects of temperature, rainfall, and El Nino Southern Oscillations on dengue-like-illness incidence in Solomon Islands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated associations between climate variables (average temperature and cumulative rainfall), and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and dengue-like-illness (DLI) incidence in two provinces (Western and Guadalcanal Provinces) in Solomon Islands (SI).

Methods

Weekly DLI and meteorological data were obtained from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services SI and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology from 2015 to 2018, respectively. We used negative binomial generalized estimating equations to assess the effects of climate variables up to a lag of 2 months and ENSO on DLI incidence in SI.

Results

We captured an upsurge in DLI trend between August 2016 and April 2017. We found the effects of average t

SUBMITTER: Andhikaputra G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature