Second National Communications 45 Typhoid fever was not significantly associated with climate change parameters. Climate Change Paramaters Typhoid Fever r* p* Rainfall (mm/day) .068 .630 Mean Temperature (°C) .173 .202 Relative Humidity .238 .089 Graph 19. Cholera Cases and Rainfall by Month, Philippines, 1992-2006 Cholera Rainfall 500 12000 450 400 350 10000 8000 300 250 6000 200 150 100 4000 2000 50 1Ja n9 1- 2 Ju 1- l-92 Ja n9 1- 3 Ju l-9 1Ja 3 n9 1- 4 Ju l-9 1Ja 4 n1- 95 Ju l 1- -95 Ja n9 1- 7 Ju l 1- -97 Ja n9 1- 8 Ju 1- l-98 Ja n9 1- 9 Ju l-9 1Ja 9 n0 1- 0 Ju l-0 1Ja 0 n1- 01 Ju l 1- -01 Ja n0 1- 2 Ju l 1- -02 Ja n0 1- 3 Ju l 1- -03 Ja n0 1- 4 Ju l-0 1Ja 4 n0 1- 5 Ju l 1- -05 Ja n1- 06 Ju l 1- -06 Ja n07 0 Graph 19 shows that Cholera is positively associated with the volume of rainfall (r = .318, p <.01)*. The number of cholera cases is high when the volume of rainfall is high. 0