The study correlated rising relative humidity levels for those specific years with the rising number of malaria and falciparum cases in the two cities. The study reports that the temperature between 21°C and 32°C and a relative humidity of at least 60% are the most conducive conditions for the maintenance of vector-borne disease transmission.
“Mosquito vectors need to live at least 8 days in order to allow for the development of the parasite. Therefore, the transmission of the disease and higher humidity can increase both their survival and activity rates,” claims the study by
of IS Global in Barcelona, K G Vaishnav, vector borne diseases control department, Surat Municipal Corporation, V Kohli of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, as well as V Desai of Urban Health and Climate Resilience Centre of Excellence, Surat.
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