The weather data during (1997-2012) monthly rainfall, relative humidity, minimum and maximum temperature and wind speed were obtained from Nigerian Meteorological agency. Monthly (1997-2012) measles cases in Kano were retrieved from Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist hospital, Kano, a standard government hospital situated at the Centre of Kano city. This study seeks to clarify the mechanism linking weather and measles occurrence and examine the possibility of predicting the number of expected cases of the disease using some weather variables and the reported cases from standard government hospitals within the study area. Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by measles virus characterized by fever, fatigue and cough before the onset of rash. Nigeria cannot be left out because is also home to many infectious diseases. The impact of weather variables on some human diseases are now of major concern worldwide.
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