Spatial and Seasonal Distribution of Leptospirosis in Chennai City

Authors

  • Thulasimala. D  Department of Geography, Bharathi womenaz's College, Chenna, India
  • Javaid Ahmad Tali  Department of Studies in Geography, University of Mysore, India
  • MS. Lokeshwari Aasif Nengroo  Department of Economics, Central University of Kashmir, India

Keywords:

Leptospirosis, Seasonal and Spatial Analysis, Rainfall, Correlation

Abstract

Climate change affects disease dynamics directly and indirectly. One of the greatest challenges in the field of climate epidemiology is to quantify the impacts of climate change with regard to the repertoire of diseases and conditions associated with them. This study aimed to analyze spatial and seasonal distribution of leptospirosis in Chennai City .It has become a public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries which have tropical and subtropical climate. Correlation analysis between rainfall and disease incidence cases revealed very highly positive correlation of 0.958 (p < 0.001). The variation of disease incidence among zones in different seasons varies significantly (P<0.01).

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Thulasimala. D, Javaid Ahmad Tali, MS. Lokeshwari Aasif Nengroo "Spatial and Seasonal Distribution of Leptospirosis in Chennai City" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp.1027-1035, September-October-2017.