Influences of heatwave, rainfall, and tree cover on cholera in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Cholera is a severe diarrheal disease and remains a global threat to public health. Climate change and variability have the potential to increase the distribution and magnitude of cholera outbreaks. However, the effect of heatwave on the occurrence of cholera at individual level is still unclear. It is also unknown whether the local vegetation could potentially mitigate the effects of extreme heat on cholera outbreaks. In this study, we designed a case-crossover study to examine the association between the risk of cholera and heatwaves as well as the modification effects of rainfall and tree cover. The study was conducted in Matlab, a cholera endemic area of rural Bangladesh, where cholera case data were collected between January 1983 and April 2009. The association between the risk of cho

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690386 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature