Table 1 Groups and features of states and union territories
From: Disease surveillance using online news: an extended study of dengue fever in India
Group | States or union territories | Features | Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andaman and Nicobar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, and Chhattisgarh | Small areas (e.g., size of a city) or islands far away from the mainland | Poor |
2 | Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram | Remote regions (far north or northeast) | Poor |
3 | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | Inconsistent dengue data (states reorganized in 2014) | Poor |
4 | Karnataka and Orissa | Coastal areas, consistent severe outbreaks | Poor |
5 | Jharkhand | Consistently minor outbreaks | Poor |
6 | Delhi | Largest reported dengue cases, greater media interests, large population density, political importance | Good |
7 | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra | Close to Delhi, relatively large dengue cases and news reports | Good |
8 | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Gujarat | Coastal areas, high rainfalls, moderate dengue cases, relatively small numbers of news reports | Good |
9 | Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh | North or west arid areas, small numbers of dengue cases and news reports | Good |
10 | West Bengal | Large dengue cases, but relatively few reports | Good |