Open AccessCorrelation of Climate Change Factors with Dengue Incidence in Old Balara, Quezon City, Philippines
Author(s) -
Judilynn N. Solidum
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
iamure international journal of ecology and conservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2244-1581
pISSN - 2244-1573
DOI - 10.7718/ijec.v17i1.1065
Subject(s) - dengue fever , incidence (geometry) , dengue virus , geography , environmental health , dengue hemorrhagic fever , socioeconomics , medicine , virology , physics , sociology , optics
Dengue virus associated with hemorrhagic fever claimed so many Filipino lives. Climate change factors and garbage volume affect dengue incidence. This study aimed to determine the relationship of climate change factors with dengue cases in Old Balara, Quezon City, Philippines. The study evaluated the secondary data from DOST PAGASA and Quezon City Municipal Health Office. Temperature and garbage volume are negatively correlated with dengue cases. Relative humidity and rainfall are positively correlated with the incidence of dengue in the study area. Various factors play different roles with the number of dengue cases occurring in particular locations.