News Finding: The study, which was published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, found that the risk of a disease outbreak is highest if the HRE occurs early in the transmission season, or the period of time when mosquitos are able to pass on the virus to humans.
Paper Finding: The evidence from flood events elsewhere underlines the importance of the combination of conditions faced by the displaced population.
News Context: The study, which was published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, found that the risk of a disease outbreak is highest if the HRE occurs early in the transmission season, or the period of time when mosquitos 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: 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. Since human population displacement is not within the area affected by the HRE, and does not have implications for crowding, sanitation, nutrition or hygiene, it is risk-reducing.