Outdoor Absolute Humidity Predicts the Start of Norovirus GII Epidemics.

ABSTRACT: Seasonal variation of viral gastroenteritis is related to weather conditions, but the relationship with the incidence of viral gastroenteritis (GE) is not fully understood. This study examined the impact of outdoor climate factors on seasonal variation in detection rates of gastroenteritis viruses, with emphasis on norovirus. Weekly detection rates of norovirus genogroup I (GI) and II (GII), rotavirus, adenovirus, astrovirus, and sapovirus were analyzed in relation to average weekly means of meteorological parameters. Associations between rates of PCR detection of the viral GE pathogens and climate factors were investigated with generalized linear models. Low absolute humidity was correlated with increased detection of adenovirus (P = 0.007), astrovirus (P = 0.005), rotavirus

SUBMITTER: Beck-Friis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature