Regional impact of climate on Japanese encephalitis in areas located near the three gorges dam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, we aim to identify key climatic factors that are associated with the transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus in areas located near the Three Gorges Dam, between 1997 and 2008.

Methods

We identified three geographical regions of Chongqing, based on their distance from the Three Gorges Dam. Collectively, the three regions consisted of 12 districts from which study information was collected. Zero-Inflated Poisson Regression models were run to identify key climatic factors of the transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus for both the whole study area and for each individual region; linear regression models were conducted to examine the fluctuation of climatic variables over time during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3880291 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature