Climate influences scrub typhus occurrence in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India: analysis of a 15-year dataset.

ABSTRACT: Climate is one of the major factors determining the prevalence and seasonality of vector borne diseases like scrub typhus (ST). We analyzed, the association of the meteorological factors like temperature, rainfall and humidity with scrub typhus using the 15 years scrub typhus data from a tertiary care hospital in Vellore, South India. Demographic data of permanent residents of Vellore, who had IgM ELISA results for scrub typhus for the time period of May 2005 to April 2020 were included. Meteorological data was correlated with the monthly scrub typhus cases; negative binomial regression model was used to predict the relation between scrub typhus occurrence and climate factors. Maximum number of ST cases were reported between the months August and February with October recording the highest

SUBMITTER: D'Cruz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10794692 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature