Table 2 Meteorological data and monthly distribution of malaria cases in the West Garo hill district of Meghalaya, India (Source, State Health Directorate of Meghalaya)
From: Persistent transmission of malaria in Garo hills of Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh, north-east India
Month (2006) | Meteorological data | No. of blood-smears examined | No. (%) of blood-smears | Monthly parasite incidence (no. of cases per 1000 population) | Death cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Rain fall (mm) | No. of rainy days | Temperature (°C) | Average Relative Humidity (%RH) |  | Positive for P. falciparum | Positive for P. vivax |  |  | |
| Â | Â | Â | Max | Min | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
January | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 65 | 3891 | 256 (6.6) | 01 (0.03) | 0.44 | 0 |
February | 26.8 | 3 | 35.1 | 20.2 | 65 | 4586 | 272 (5.9) | 0 (0) | 0.47 | 0 |
March | 12.2 | 2 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 58 | 6097 | 452 (7.4) | 08 (0.1) | 0.79 | 0 |
April | 204.6 | 9 | 27.7 | 25.0 | 67 | 5324 | 420 (7.9) | 10 (0.2) | 0.74 | 3 |
May | 708.2 | 19 | 27.4 | 24.0 | 72 | 10108 | 1207 (11.9) | 23 (0.2) | 2.12 | 8 |
June | 442.8 | 20 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 76 | 19484 | 2192 (11.3) | 07 (0.04) | 3.80 | 3 |
July | 463.2 | 24 | 28.2 | 27.0 | 73 | 21329 | 2957 (13.9) | 12 (0.06) | 5.13 | 5 |
August | 246.2 | 20 | 29.2 | 26.0 | 74 | 11623 | 1500 (12.9) | 03 (0.03) | 2.59 | 2 |
September | 318.4 | 19 | 28.2 | 25.1 | 75 | 9913 | 886 (8.9) | 0 (0) | 1.53 | 0 |
October | 189.8 | 10 | 29.0 | 25.9 | 68 | 15867 | 1929 (12.2) | 10 (0.06) | 3.35 | 4 |
November | 0 | 0 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 71 | 12107 | 1230 (10.2) | 08 (0.07) | 2.14 | 7 |
December | 0 | 0 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 74 | 11120 | 1790 (16.1) | 30 (0.3) | 3.14 | 4 |