Table 3 Seasonal changes and the ecological distribution of hospital-reported dengue cases and dengue deaths in Myanmar between 2011 and 2015
From: The burden of dengue, source reduction measures, and serotype patterns in Myanmar, 2011 to 2015–R2
Characteristics | Dengue cases | Dengue deaths | Case fatality per 1000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Total | 89,832 | (100) | 393 | (100) | 4 |
Season: | |||||
Hot (February to April) | 4424 | (5) | 12 | (3) | 3 |
Wet (May to September) | 75,171 | (84) | 330 | (84) | 4 |
Cool (October to January) | 10,237 | (11) | 51 | (13) | 1 |
Ecological region: | |||||
Delta and lowland | 48,412 | (54) | 205 | (52) | 4 |
Hills | 5732 | (6) | 49 | (12) | 9 |
Coastal | 8327 | (9) | 24 | (6) | 3 |
Plains | 27,361 | (31) | 115 | (30) | 4 |