Analysing increasing trends of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and dengue cases in Hong Kong using meteorological data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a severe paralytic neuropathy associated with virus infections such as Zika virus and Chikungunya virus. There were also case reports of dengue fever preceding GBS. With the aim to understand the mechanisms of GBS and dengue outbreaks, this ecological study investigates the relationships between GBS, dengue, meteorological factors in Hong Kong and global climatic factors from January 2000 to June 2016.

Methods

The correlations between GBS, dengue, Multivariate El Niño Southern Oscillation Index (MEI) and local meteorological data were explored by Spearman's Rank correlations and cross-correlations. Three Poisson regression models were fitted to identify non-linear associations among GBS, dengue and MEI. Cross wavelet analyses were

SUBMITTER: Tang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5714337 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature