Spatio-temporal Distribution of Vector Borne Diseases in Australia and Papua New Guinea Vis-ΰ-vis Climatic Factors Kuleshov Y, Wei Y, Inape K, Liu GJ, - J Indian Prosthodont Soc

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Spatio-temporal Distribution of Vector Borne Diseases in Australia and Papua New Guinea Vis-ΰ-vis Climatic Factors Yuriy Kuleshov¹, Yufei Wei², Kasis Inape³, Gang-Jun Liu⁴ ¹ Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Victoria 3008; School of Science, The STEM College, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000; School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia ² Maison des Sciences Humaines, University of Luxembourg, L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg ³ Papua New Guinea National Weather Service, Port Moresby, Papua new Guinea ⁴ School of Science, The STEM College, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Correspondence Address: Yuriy Kuleshov, Bureau of Meteorology, 700 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3008 Australia Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.337510

Background & objectives: Weather and climate are directly linked to human health including the distribution and occurrence of vector-borne diseases which are of significant concern for public health. Methods: In this review, studies on spatiotemporal distribution of dengue, Barmah Forest Virus (BFV) and Ross River Virus (RRV) in Australia and malaria in Papua New Guinea (PNG) under the influence of climate change and/or human society conducted in the past two decades were analysed and summarised. Environmental factors such as temperature, rainfall, relative humidity and tides were the main contributors from climate. Results: The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index (a product from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that ranks areas in Australia according to relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage) was important in evaluating contribution from human society. Interpretation & conclusion: For the future studies, more emphasis on evaluation of impact of the El Niρo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and human society on spatio-temporal distribution of vector borne diseases is recommended to highlight importance of the environmental factors in spreading mosquito-borne diseases in Australia and PNG.

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