Effect of climate change and deforestation on vector borne diseases in the North-Eastern Indian State of Mizoram bordering Myanmar

• Main Authors: Balasubramani Karuppusamy (Author), Devojit Kumar Sarma (Author), Pachuau Lalmalsawma (Author), Lalfakzuala Pautu (Author), Krishanpal Karmodiya (Author), Praveen Balabaskaran Nina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malaria and dengue are the two major vector-borne diseases in Mizoram. Malaria is endemic in Mizoram, and dengue was first reported only in 2012. The study was designed to study the impact of climate variables, and deforestation on the incidence of dengue and malaria in Mizoram. Temperature, rainfal...