News Finding: According to the study, an HRE that occurs on July 1 results in 70 percent fewer disease cases compared to an HRE that occurs on June 1.
Paper Finding: B 374: 20180272 damming and river rerouting were a factor, other important drivers were the disruption of vector control activities and local population displacement that led to increased exposure to mosquitoes .
News Context: The study, which appears in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, finds that the risk of a disease outbreak is highest if the HRE occurs early in the transmission season, or the period of time when mosquitoes are able to pass on the virus to humans. According to the study, an HRE that occurs on July 1 results in 70 percent fewer disease cases compared to an HRE that occurs on June 1. "The warmer it is, the faster an infected mosquito will be able to transmit the virus.
Paper Context: The result was a 4700% increase in the incidence of malaria in the worst affected canton over the average monthly rate for the pre-earthquake period. B 374: 20180272 damming and river rerouting were a factor, other important drivers were the disruption of vector control activities and local population displacement that led to increased exposure to mosquitoes . The evidence from flood events elsewhere underlines the importance of the combination of conditions faced by the displaced population.