Fig. 1.

Malaria case data. a–d Monthly case data for P. falciparum (in red) and P. vivax (in brown, right vertical axis) are shown for Kutch, Barmer, Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts, respectively, along with the corresponding rainfall time series (in dashed line, rescaled to fit in the plot window; see Additional file 2 for the rainfall time series in their actual scale). The data for Kutch span January 1986–December 2011, and those for the other districts span January 1986–December 2009. All data exhibit strong seasonal patterns driven by monsoon rainfall, as well as interannual variability