Trend Analysis of the Diseases - Dengue, Malaria, Leptospirosis, Cholera and Scrub Typhus for the State of Kerala
Abstract
Our study aims to trend analysis of the communicable diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Leptospirosis, Cholera and Scrub Typhus scenario of the state of Kerala in the years 2013 -2015. The unique model of Kerala state is witnessing newer challenges in its public health arena. The rapidly increasing migrant workforce from relatively poorer states of India, rapid urbanization and its consequent stress on public health, unsolved issues of urban waste disposal, re-emergence of many communicable diseases like malaria and of many zoonotic diseases like scrub typhus and vector born disease such as dengue. Scrub Typhus has the major burden among the communicable disease in which the number of cases increases from 18 (2013), 433 (2014), 1098 (2015) respectively, Leptospirosis increases from 2013 (800), 2014 (1075), 2015 (1098). In case of dengue the cases decrease from 2013 (6000) to 2014 (2000) then a slight increase in the year 2015 (4000). Malaria cases increase from 2013 (1600) to 2014 (1800) decrease to 2015 (1500). In case of cholera the number of cases reduced drastically from 2013 (20) to 2014 (8) to 2015 (1). Outbreak of these communicable disease need investigations by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the local bodies looks this matter seriously; appropriate measures such as vector control and public education about the disease and its mode of transfer should be addressed.
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