The effect of seasonal and extreme floods on hospitalizations for Legionnaires' disease in the United States, 2000-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing severity of extreme storms and more intense seasonal flooding are projected consequences of climate change in the United States. In addition to the immediate destruction caused by storm surges and catastrophic flooding, these events may also increase the risk of infectious disease transmission. We aimed to determine the association between extreme and seasonal floods and hospitalizations for Legionnaires' disease in 25 US states during 2000-2011.

Methods

We used a nonparametric bootstrap approach to examine the association between Legionnaires' disease hospitalizations and extreme floods, defined by multiple hydrometeorological variables. We also assessed the effect of extreme flooding associated with named cyclonic storms on hospitalizations in a ge

SUBMITTER: Lynch VD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202215 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature