期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 11, 期 10, 页码 10694-10709出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111010694
关键词
climatic factors; dengue; malaria; Thailand; vector-borne diseases
资金
- IDRC/CIDA/AusAID/Global Health Research Initiative under Ecohealth Emerging Infectious Diseases (EcoEID) Program [105509]
- Mahidol University
- FAS, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research [2006-1512]
Dengue and malaria are vector-borne diseases and major public health problems worldwide. Changes in climatic factors influence incidences of these diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between vector-borne disease incidences and meteorological data, and hence to predict disease risk in a global outreach tourist setting. The retrospective data of dengue and malaria incidences together with local meteorological factors (temperature, rainfall, humidity) registered from 2001 to 2011 on Koh Chang, Thailand were used in this study. Seasonal distribution of disease incidences and its correlation with local climatic factors were analyzed. Seasonal patterns in disease transmission differed between dengue and malaria. Monthly meteorological data and reported disease incidences showed good predictive ability of disease transmission patterns. These findings provide a rational basis for identifying the predictive ability of local meteorological factors on disease incidence that may be useful for the implementation of disease prevention and vector control programs on the tourism island, where climatic factors fluctuate.
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