Table 2.
Assessment of patterns of occurrence of ASF outbreaks and the distribution of rainfall in selected districts in Uganda (2001–2008).
| Region | District | Mean annual rainfall (mm) | ASF outbreaks by rainfall (mm) |
Total number of outbreaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above averagea | Averageb | Below averagec | ||||
| N | Apac | 1489 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| N | Kitgum | 1343 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| W | Masindi | 1317 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| C | Wakiso | 1216 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| C | Nakasongola | 1046 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| C | Rakai | 987 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| E | Kamuli | 1387 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| SW | Kasese | 884 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| WN | Moyo | 1459 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Total | 19 | 16 | 51 | 86 | ||
Monthly rainfall (mm) was evaluated as average (normal season), below average (dry season), or above average (wet season) based on long-term mean. Mean annual rainfall values (mm) represent the distribution across selected weather stations and regions.
aWet season.
bNeither dry nor wet season.
cDry season.