Non-linear associations between meteorological factors, ambient air pollutants and major mosquito-borne diseases in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transmission intensity for mosquito-borne diseases are highly heterogenous and multi-factorial. Understanding risk factors associated to disease transmission allow the optimization of vector control. This study sets out to understand and compare the combined anthropogenic and environmental risk factors of four major mosquito-borne diseases, dengue, malaria, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis in Thailand.

Methods

An integrated analysis of mosquito-borne diseases, meteorological and ambient air pollutants of 76 provinces of Thailand was conducted over 2003-2021. We explored the use of generalized linear models and generalized additive models to consider both linear and non-linear associations between meteorological factors, ambient air pollutants and mosquito-bor

SUBMITTER: Tewari P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752508 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature