Spatiotemporal expansion of human brucellosis in Shaanxi Province, Northwestern China and model for risk prediction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human brucellosis imposes a heavy burden on the health and economy of endemic regions. Since 2011, China has reported at least 35,000 human brucellosis cases annually, with more than 90% of these cases reported in the northern. Given the alarmingly high incidence and variation in the geographical distribution of human brucellosis cases, there is an urgent need to decipher the causes of such variation in geographical distribution.

Method

We conducted a retrospective epidemiological study in Shaanxi Province from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2018 to investigate the association between meteorological factors and transmission of human brucellosis according to differences in geographical distribution and seasonal fluctuation in northwestern China for the first time.

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580622 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature