title: Climate drivers on malaria transmission in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
abstract: The present study was conducted during the years 2006 to 2012 and provides information on prevalence of malaria and its regulation with effect to various climatic factors in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Correlation analysis, Principal Component Analysis and Hotelling's T² statistics models are adopted to understand the effect of weather variables on malaria transmission. The epidemiological study shows that the prevalence of malaria is mostly caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax followed by Plasmodium falciparum. It is noted that, the intensity of malaria cases declined gradually from the year 2006 to 2012. The transmission of malaria observed was more during the rainy season, as compared to summer and winter seasons. Further, the data analysis study with Principal Component Analysis and Hotelling's T² statistic has revealed that the climatic variables such as temperature and rainfall are the most influencing factors for the high rate of malaria transmission in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
authors: Biology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India.
authors: Suryanaryana Murty
authors: SM
authors: Upadhyayula
authors: Biology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India.
authors: Srinivasa Rao
authors: SR
authors: Mutheneni
authors: Chemical Engineering Sciences, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India.
authors: Sumana
authors: S
authors: Chenna
authors: Chemical Engineering Sciences, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India.
authors: Vaideesh
authors: V
authors: Parasaram
authors: Biology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, India.
authors: Madhusudhan Rao
authors: MR
authors: Kadiri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057231:Climate Change; D004199:Disease Vectors; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000502:physiology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D025341:Principal Component Analysis