Spatiotemporal distribution and environmental influences of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease discovered in China in 2009. The purpose of this study was to describe the spatiotemporal distribution of SFTS and to identify its environmental influencing factors and potential high-risk areas in Shandong Province, China.

Methods

Data on the SFTS incidence from 2010 to 2021 were collected. Spatiotemporal scan statistics were used to identify the time and area of SFTS clustering. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was used to analyse environmental influences and predict high-risk areas.

Results

From 2010 to 2021, a total of 5705 cases of SFTS were reported in Shandong. The number of SFTS cases increased yearly, with a peak incidence from April to October each year. Spatiot

SUBMITTER: Duan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature