Geographical and temporal distribution of the residual clusters of human leptospirosis in China, 2005-2016.

ABSTRACT: Human leptospirosis outbreaks still persistently occur in part of China, indicating that leptospirosis remains an important zoonotic disease in the country. Spatiotemporal pattern of the high-risk leptospirosis cluster and the key characteristics of high-risk areas for leptospirosis across the country are still poorly understood. Using spatial analytical approaches, we analyzed 8,158 human leptospirosis cases notified during 2005-2016 across China to explore the geographical distribution of leptospirosis hotspots and to characterize demographical, ecological and socioeconomic conditions of high-risk counties for leptospirosis in China. During the period studied, leptospirosis incidence was geographically clustered with the highest rate observed in the south of the Province of Yunnan. The d

SUBMITTER: Dhewantara PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6226456 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature