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Gao Q, Wang S, Wang Q, Cao G, Fang C, Zhan B. Epidemiological characteristics and prediction model construction of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Quzhou City, China, 2005-2022. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1333178. [PMID: 38274546 PMCID: PMC10808376 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1333178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is one of the 10 major infectious diseases that jeopardize human health and is distributed in more than 30 countries around the world. China is the country with the highest number of reported HFRS cases worldwide, accounting for 90% of global cases. The incidence level of HFRS in Quzhou is at the forefront of Zhejiang Province, and there is no specific treatment for it yet. Therefore, it is crucial to grasp the epidemiological characteristics of HFRS in Quzhou and establish a prediction model for HFRS to lay the foundation for early warning of HFRS. Methods Descriptive epidemiological methods were used to analyze the epidemic characteristics of HFRS, the incidence map was drawn by ArcGIS software, the Seasonal AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and Prophet model were established by R software. Then, root mean square error (RMSE) and mean absolute error (MAE) were used to evaluate the fitting and prediction performances of the model. Results A total of 843 HFRS cases were reported in Quzhou City from 2005 to 2022, with the highest annual incidence rate in 2007 (3.93/100,000) and the lowest in 2022 (1.05/100,000) (P trend<0.001). The incidence is distributed in a seasonal double-peak distribution, with the first peak from October to January and the second peak from May to July. The incidence rate in males (2.87/100,000) was significantly higher than in females (1.32/100,000). Farmers had the highest number of cases, accounting for 79.95% of the total number of cases. The incidence is high in the northwest of Quzhou City, with cases concentrated on cultivated land and artificial land. The RMSE and MAE values of the Prophet model are smaller than those of the SARIMA (1,0,1) (2,1,0)12 model. Conclusion From 2005 to 2022, the incidence of HFRS in Quzhou City showed an overall downward trend, but the epidemic in high-incidence areas was still serious. In the future, the dynamics of HFRS outbreaks and host animal surveillance should be continuously strengthened in combination with the Prophet model. During the peak season, HFRS vaccination and health education are promoted with farmers as the key groups.
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- Qing Gao
- School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Quzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Quzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Quzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Quzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
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He J, Wang Y, Wei X, Sun H, Xu Y, Yin W, Wang Y, Zhang W. Spatial-temporal dynamics and time series prediction of HFRS in mainland China: A long-term retrospective study. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28269. [PMID: 36320103 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China. The current study aims to characterize the spatial-temporal dynamics of HFRS in mainland China during a long-term period (1950-2018). A total of 1 665 431 cases of HFRS were reported with an average annual incidence of 54.22 cases/100 000 individuals during 1950-2018. The joint regression model was used to define the global trend of the HFRS cases with an increasing-decreasing-slightly increasing-decreasing-slightly increasing trend during the 68 years. Then spatial correlation analysis and wavelet cluster analysis were used to identify four types of clusters of HFRS cases located in central and northeastern China. Lastly, the prophet model outperforms auto-regressive integrated moving average model in the HFRS modeling. Our findings will help reduce the knowledge gap on the transmission dynamics and distribution patterns of the HFRS in mainland China and facilitate to take effective preventive and control measures for the high-risk epidemic area.
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- Junyu He
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China.,Ocean Academy, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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She K, Li C, Qi C, Liu T, Jia Y, Zhu Y, Liu L, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Li X. Epidemiological Characteristics and Regional Risk Prediction of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Shandong Province, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18168495. [PMID: 34444244 PMCID: PMC8391715 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodent-borne disease caused by different species of hantaviruses, is widely endemic in China. Shandong Province is one of the most affected areas. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of HFRS, and to predict the regional risk in Shandong Province. METHODS Descriptive statistics were used to elucidate the epidemiological characteristics of HFRS cases in Shandong Province from 2010 to 2018. Based on environmental and socioeconomic data, the boosted regression tree (BRT) model was applied to identify important influencing factors, as well as predict the infection risk zones of HFRS. RESULTS A total of 11,432 HFRS cases were reported from 2010 to 2018 in Shandong, with groups aged 31-70 years (81.04%), and farmers (84.44%) being the majority. Most cases were from central and southeast Shandong. There were two incidence peak periods in April to June and October to December, respectively. According to the BRT model, we found that population density (a relative contribution of 15.90%), elevation (12.02%), grassland (11.06%), cultivated land (9.98%), rural settlement (9.25%), woodland (8.71%), and water body (8.63%) were relatively important influencing factors for HFRS epidemics, and the predicted high infection risk areas were concentrated in central and eastern areas of Shandong Province. The BRT model provided an overall prediction accuracy, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.91 (range: 0.83-0.95). CONCLUSIONS HFRS in Shandong Province has shown seasonal and spatial clustering characteristics. Middle-aged and elderly farmers are a high-risk population. The BRT model has satisfactory predictive capability in stratifying the regional risk of HFRS at a county level in Shandong Province, which could serve as an important tool for risk assessment of HFRS to deploy prevention and control measures.
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- Kaili She
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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- Institute of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan 250014, China;
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia;
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; (K.S.); (C.L.); (C.Q.); (T.L.); (Y.J.); (Y.Z.); (L.L.)
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Time series models for prediction of leptospirosis in different climate zones in Sri Lanka. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248032. [PMID: 33989292 PMCID: PMC8121312 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In tropical countries such as Sri Lanka, where leptospirosis—a deadly disease with a high mortality rate—is endemic, prediction is required for public health planning and resource allocation. Routinely collected meteorological data may offer an effective means of making such predictions. This study included monthly leptospirosis and meteorological data from January 2007 to April 2019 from Sri Lanka. Factor analysis was first used with rainfall data to classify districts into meteorological zones. We used a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) model for univariate predictions and an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model for multivariable analysis of leptospirosis with monthly average rainfall, temperature, relative humidity (RH), solar radiation (SR), and the number of rainy days/month (RD). Districts were classified into wet (WZ) and dry (DZ) zones, and highlands (HL) based on the factor analysis of rainfall data. The WZ had the highest leptospirosis incidence; there was no difference in the incidence between the DZ and HL. Leptospirosis was fluctuated positively with rainfall, RH and RD, whereas temperature and SR were fluctuated negatively. The best-fitted SARIMA models in the three zones were different from each other. Despite its known association, rainfall was positively significant in the WZ only at lag 5 (P = 0.03) but was negatively associated at lag 2 and 3 (P = 0.04). RD was positively associated for all three zones. Temperature was positively associated at lag 0 for the WZ and HL (P < 0.009) and was negatively associated at lag 1 for the WZ (P = 0.01). There was no association with RH in contrast to previous studies. Based on altitude and rainfall data, meteorological variables could effectively predict the incidence of leptospirosis with different models for different climatic zones. These predictive models could be effectively used in public health planning purposes.
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Jiangxi province, China. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14291. [PMID: 32868784 PMCID: PMC7458912 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Historically, Jiangxi province has had the largest HFRS burden in China. However, thus far, the comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal distributions of HFRS is limited in Jiangxi. In this study, seasonal decomposition analysis, spatial autocorrelation analysis, and space–time scan statistic analyses were performed to detect the spatiotemporal dynamics distribution of HFRS cases from 2005 to 2018 in Jiangxi at the county scale. The epidemic of HFRS showed the characteristic of bi-peak seasonality, the primary peak in winter (November to January) and the second peak in early summer (May to June), and the amplitude and the magnitude of HFRS outbreaks have been increasing. The results of global and local spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the HFRS epidemic exhibited the characteristic of highly spatially heterogeneous, and Anyi, Fengxin, Yifeng, Shanggao, Jing’an and Gao’an county were hot spots areas. A most likely cluster, and two secondary likely clusters were detected in 14-years duration. The higher risk areas of the HFRS outbreak were mainly located in Jiangxi northern hilly state, spreading to Wuyi mountain hilly state as time advanced. This study provided valuable information for local public health authorities to design and implement effective measures for the control and prevention of HFRS.
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Shi F, Yu C, Yang L, Li F, Lun J, Gao W, Xu Y, Xiao Y, Shankara SB, Zheng Q, Zhang B, Wang S. Exploring the Dynamics of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Incidence in East China Through Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Models. Infect Drug Resist 2020; 13:2465-2475. [PMID: 32801786 PMCID: PMC7383097 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s250038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the dynamics of incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) from 2000 to 2017 in Anqiu City, a city located in East China, and find the potential factors leading to the incidence of HFRS. Methods Monthly reported cases of HFRS and climatic data from 2000 to 2017 in the city were obtained. Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) models were used to fit the HFRS incidence and predict the epidemic trend in Anqiu City. Univariate and multivariate generalized additive models were fit to identify and characterize the association between the HFRS incidence and meteorological factors during the study period. Results Statistical analysis results indicate that the annualized average incidence at the town level ranged from 1.68 to 6.31 per 100,000 population among 14 towns in the city, and the western towns exhibit high endemic levels during the study periods. With high validity, the optimal SARIMA(0,1,1,)(0,1,1)12 model may be used to predict the HFRS incidence. Multivariate generalized additive model (GAM) results show that the HFRS incidence increases as sunshine time and humidity increases and decreases as precipitation increases. In addition, the HFRS incidence is associated with temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and wind speed. Those are identified as the key climatic factors contributing to the transmission of HFRS. Conclusion This study provides evidence that the SARIMA models can be used to characterize the fluctuations in HFRS incidence. Our findings add to the knowledge of the role played by climate factors in HFRS transmission and can assist local health authorities in the development and refinement of a better strategy to prevent HFRS transmission.
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- Fuyan Shi
- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Anqiu City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anqiu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Health and Medical Center, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, People's Republic of China
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- Anqiu City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anqiu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Anqiu Meteorological Bureau, Anqiu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shannxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Program in Health: Science, Society, and Policy, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Institute for Hospital Management of Tsinghua University, Tsinghua Campus, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology and ICCTR Biostatistics and Research Design Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Cao L, Huo X, Xiang J, Lu L, Liu X, Song X, Jia C, Liu Q. Interactions and marginal effects of meteorological factors on haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in different climate zones: Evidence from 254 cities of China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 721:137564. [PMID: 32169635 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is climate sensitive. HFRS-weather associations have been investigated by previous studies, but few of them looked into the interaction of meteorological factors on HFRS in different climate zones. OBJECTIVE We aim to explore the interactions and marginal effects of meteorological factors on HFRS in China. METHODS HFRS surveillance data and meteorological data were collected from 254 cities during 2006-2016. A monthly time-series study design and generalized estimating equation models were adopted to estimate the interactions and marginal effects of meteorological factors on HFRS in different climate zones of China. RESULTS Monthly meteorological variables and the number of HFRS cases showed seasonal fluctuations and the patterns varied by climate zone. We found that maximum lagged effects of temperature on HFRS were 1-month in temperate zone, 2-month in warm temperate zone, 3-month in subtropical zone, respectively. There is an interaction effect between mean temperature and precipitation in temperate zone, while in warm temperate zone the interaction effect was found between mean temperature and relative humidity. CONCLUSION The interaction effects and marginal effects of meteorological factors on HFRS varied from region to region in China. Findings of this study may be helpful for better understanding the roles of meteorological variables in the transmission of HFRS in different climate zones, and provide implications for the development of weather-based HFRS early warning systems.
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- Lina Cao
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Weifang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Weifang 261061, Shandong Province, PR China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Surveillance and Management, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China; Shandong University Climate Change and Health Centre, 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, PR China.
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Yi L, Xu X, Ge W, Xue H, Li J, Li D, Wang C, Wu H, Liu X, Zheng D, Chen Z, Liu Q, Bi P, Li J. The impact of climate variability on infectious disease transmission in China: Current knowledge and further directions. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 173:255-261. [PMID: 30928856 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Climate change may lead to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and pose public health challenges to human health and the already overloaded healthcare system. It is therefore important to review current knowledge and identify further directions in China, the largest developing country in the world. METHODS A comprehensive literature review was conducted to examine the relationship between climate variability and infectious disease transmission in China in the new millennium. Literature was identified using the following MeSH terms and keywords: climatic variables [temperature, precipitation, rainfall, humidity, etc.] and infectious disease [viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases]. RESULTS Fifty-eight articles published from January 1, 2000 to May 30, 2018 were included in the final analysis, including bacterial diarrhea, dengue, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, HFRS, HFMD, Schistosomiasis. Each 1 °C rise may lead to 3.6%-14.8% increase in the incidence of bacillary dysentery disease in south China. A 1 °C rise was corresponded to an increase of 1.8%-5.9% in the weekly notified HFMD cases in west China. Each 1 °C rise of temperature, 1% rise in relative humidity and one hour rise in sunshine led to an increase of 0.90%, 3.99% and 0.68% in the monthly malaria cases, respectively. Climate change with the increased temperature and irregular patterns of rainfall may affect the pathogen reproduction rate, their spread and geographical distribution, change human behavior and influence the ecology of vectors, and increase the rate of disease transmission in different regions of China. CONCLUSION Exploring relevant adaptation strategies and the health burden of climate change will assist public health authorities to develop an early warning system and protect China's population health, especially in the new 1.5 °C scenario of the newly released IPCC special report.
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- Liping Yi
- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Dentistry, Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, 261000. Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Dentistry, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, 261000, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Department of Emergency, Weifang No.2 People's Hospital, Weifang, 261041, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, PR China.
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- Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China; "Health Shandong" Major Social Risk Prediction and Governance Collaborative Innovation Center, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Ge L, Liu J, Liu H, Yu L, Wang N, Zhou Y, Ding X. Analyzing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Hubei Province, China: a space-time cube-based approach. J Int Med Res 2019; 47:3371-3388. [PMID: 31144552 PMCID: PMC6683916 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519850734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Objective Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a natural–focal infectious disease caused by hantaviruses, resulted in 37 deaths between 2011 and 2015 in Hubei Province, China. HFRS outbreaks are seasonally distributed, exhibiting heterogeneity in space and time. We aimed to identify the spatial and temporal characteristics of HFRS epidemics and their probable influencing factors. Methods We used the space–time cube (STC) method to investigate HFRS epidemics in different space–time locations. STC can be used to visualize the trajectories of moving objects (or changing tendencies) in space and time in three dimensions. We applied space–time statistical methods, including space–time hot spot and space–time local outlier analyses, based on a calculated STC model of HFRS cases, to identify spatial and temporal hotspots and outlier distributions. We used the space–time gravity center method to reveal associations between possible factors and HFRS epidemics. Results In this research, HFRS cases for each space–time location were defined by the STC model, which can present the dynamic characteristics of HFRS epidemics. The STC model delivered accurate and detailed results for the spatiotemporal patterns of HFRS epidemics. Conclusion The methods in this paper can potentially be applied for infectious diseases with similar spatial and temporal patterns.
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- Youlin Zhao
- 1 Business School of Hohai University, Nanjing city, Jiangsu Province, China
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- 2 Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Liqizhuang, Tianjin, China
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- 2 Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Liqizhuang, Tianjin, China
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- 3 Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China
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- 2 Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Liqizhuang, Tianjin, China
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- 4 First Crust Deformation Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake Administration, Tianjin, China
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- 2 Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Liqizhuang, Tianjin, China
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- 2 Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Liqizhuang, Tianjin, China
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Tian H, Stenseth NC. The ecological dynamics of hantavirus diseases: From environmental variability to disease prevention largely based on data from China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0006901. [PMID: 30789905 PMCID: PMC6383869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hantaviruses can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the Americas and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia. In recent decades, repeated outbreaks of hantavirus disease have led to public concern and have created a global public health burden. Hantavirus spillover from natural hosts into human populations could be considered an ecological process, in which environmental forces, behavioral determinants of exposure, and dynamics at the human–animal interface affect human susceptibility and the epidemiology of the disease. In this review, we summarize the progress made in understanding hantavirus epidemiology and rodent reservoir population biology. We mainly focus on three species of rodent hosts with longitudinal studies of sufficient scale: the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius, the main reservoir host for Hantaan virus [HTNV], which causes HFRS) in Asia, the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus, the main reservoir host for Sin Nombre virus [SNV], which causes HPS) in North America, and the bank vole (Myodes glareolus, the main reservoir host for Puumala virus [PUUV], which causes HFRS) in Europe. Moreover, we discuss the influence of ecological factors on human hantavirus disease outbreaks and provide an overview of research perspectives.
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- Huaiyu Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (HT); (NCS)
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- * E-mail: (HT); (NCS)
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Xiao H, Tong X, Gao L, Hu S, Tan H, Huang ZYX, Zhang G, Yang Q, Li X, Huang R, Tong S, Tian H. Spatial heterogeneity of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is driven by environmental factors and rodent community composition. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006881. [PMID: 30356291 PMCID: PMC6218101 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused mainly by two hantaviruses in China: Hantaan virus and Seoul virus. Environmental factors can significantly affect the risk of contracting hantavirus infections, primarily through their effects on rodent population dynamics and human-rodent contact. We aimed to clarify the environmental risk factors favoring rodent-to-human transmission to provide scientific evidence for developing effective HFRS prevention and control strategies. The 10-year (2006-2015) field surveillance data from the rodent hosts for hantavirus, the epidemiological and environmental data extracted from satellite images and meteorological stations, rodent-to-human transmission rates and impacts of the environment on rodent community composition were used to quantify the relationships among environmental factors, rodent species and HFRS occurrence. The study included 709 cases of HFRS. Rodent species in Chenzhou, a hantavirus hotspot, comprise mainly Rattus norvegicus, Mus musculus, R. flavipectus and some other species (R. losea and Microtus fortis calamorum). The rodent species played different roles across the various land types we examined, but all of them were associated with transmission risks. Some species were associated with HFRS occurrence risk in forest and water bodies. R. norvegicus and R. flavipectus were associated with risk of HFRS incidence in grassland, whereas M. musculus and R. flavipectus were associated with this risk in built-on land. The rodent community composition was also associated with environmental variability. The predictive risk models based on these significant factors were validated by a good-fit model, where: cultivated land was predicted to represent the highest risk for HFRS incidence, which accords with the statistics for HFRS cases in 2014-2015. The spatial heterogeneity of HFRS disease may be influenced by rodent community composition, which is associated with local environmental conditions. Therefore, future work should focus on preventing HFRS is moist, warm environments.
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- Hong Xiao
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of State Forestry Administration, National Bird Banding Center of China, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Public Health and Institute of Environment and Population Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Xiang J, Hansen A, Liu Q, Tong MX, Liu X, Sun Y, Cameron S, Hanson-Easey S, Han GS, Williams C, Weinstein P, Bi P. Impact of meteorological factors on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in 19 cities in China, 2005-2014. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 636:1249-1256. [PMID: 29913587 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the associations between meteorological factors and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in 19 cities selected from HFRS high risk areas across different climate zones in three Provinces of China. De-identified daily reports of HFRS in Anhui, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning Provinces for 2005-2014 were obtained from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Daily weather data from each study location were obtained from the China meteorological Data Sharing Service System. Generalised estimating equation models (GEE) were used to quantify the city-specific HFRS-weather associations. Multivariate random-effects meta-regression models were used to pool the city-specific HFRS-weather effect estimates. HFRS showed an overall downward trend during the study period with a slight rebound after 2010. Meteorological factors were significantly associated with HFRS incidence. HFRS was relatively more sensitive to weather variability in subtropical regions (Anhui Province) than in temperate regions (Heilongjiang and Liaoning Provinces). The size of effect estimates and the duration of lagged effects varied by locations. Pooled results of the 19 cities showed that a 1 °C increase in maximum temperature (Tmax) resulted in a 1.6% (95% CI: 1.0%-2.2%) increase in HFRS; a 1 mm increase in weekly precipitation was associated with 0.2% (95%CI: 0.1%-0.3%) increase in HFRS; a 1% increase in average relative humidity was associated with a 0.9% (95%CI: 0.5%-1.2%) increase in HFRS. The lags with the largest effects for Tmax, precipitation, and relative humidity occurred in weeks 29, 22, and 16, respectively. Lagged effects of meteorological factors did not end after an epidemic season but waned gradually in the following 3-4 epidemic seasons. Weather variability plays a significant role in HFRS transmission in China. The long duration of lagged effects indicates the necessity of continuous interventions following the epidemics.
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- Jianjun Xiang
- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China.
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- Communications and Media Studies, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria 3145, Australia.
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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Spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting model of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in mainland China. Epidemiol Infect 2018; 146:1680-1688. [PMID: 30078384 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268818002030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses is a serious public health problem in China, accounting for 90% of HFRS cases reported globally. In this study, we applied geographical information system (GIS), spatial autocorrelation analyses and a seasonal autoregressive-integrated moving average (SARIMA) model to describe and predict HFRS epidemic with the objective of monitoring and forecasting HFRS in mainland China. Chinese HFRS data from 2004 to 2016 were obtained from National Infectious Diseases Reporting System (NIDRS) database and Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GIS maps were produced to detect the spatial distribution of HFRS cases. The Moran's I was adopted in spatial global autocorrelation analysis to identify the integral spatiotemporal pattern of HFRS outbreaks, while the local Moran's Ii was performed to identify 'hotspot' regions of HFRS at province level. A fittest SARIMA model was developed to forecast HFRS incidence in the year 2016, which was selected by Akaike information criterion and Ljung-Box test. During 2004-2015, a total of 165 710 HFRS cases were reported with the average annual incidence at province level ranged from 0 to 13.05 per 100 000 persons. Global Moran's I analysis showed that the HFRS outbreaks presented spatially clustered distribution, with the degree of cluster gradually decreasing from 2004 to 2009, then turned out to be randomly distributed and reached lowest point in 2012. Local Moran's Ii identified that four provinces in northeast China contributed to a 'high-high' cluster as a traditional epidemic centre, and Shaanxi became another HFRS 'hotspot' region since 2011. The monthly incidence of HFRS decreased sharply from 2004 to 2009 in mainland China, then increased markedly from 2010 to 2012, and decreased again since 2013, with obvious seasonal fluctuations. The SARIMA ((0,1,3) × (1,0,1)12) model was the most fittest forecasting model for the dataset of HFRS in mainland China. The spatiotemporal distribution of HFRS in mainland China varied in recent years; together with the SARIMA forecasting model, this study provided several potential decision supportive tools for the control and risk-management plan of HFRS in China.
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Vratnica Z, Busani L, Zekovic Ž, Rakocevic B, Medenica S, Urciuoli R, Rezza G, Mugoša B. Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Montenegro, 2004-14. Eur J Public Health 2018; 27:1108-1110. [PMID: 29186462 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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From 2004 to 2014, 106 cases of Human haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome were notified in Montenegro, with a peak in 2014. Most of the cases occurred in summer, in the North-east and Central Montenegro, a hilly/mountainous area, that provides suitable habitats for the main rodent carriers. Cases were mainly males (71) and exposures were often working outdoor or spending time visiting mountains and lakes. Incidence correlated with average annual temperature increase and average annual rainfalls decrease, but not with land cover. Environment and climate effects on HFRS in Montenegro need further investigation to get insight into future trends.
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- Zoran Vratnica
- Center for Medical Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Medical Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Center for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, National Institute of Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Center for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, National Institute of Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health, Podgorica, Montenegro
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Kim HC, Kim WK, No JS, Lee SH, Gu SH, Chong ST, Klein TA, Song JW. Urban Rodent Surveillance, Climatic Association, and Genomic Characterization of Seoul Virus Collected at U.S. Army Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2006-2010. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018; 99:470-476. [PMID: 29869603 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rodent-borne pathogens pose a critical public health threat in urban areas. An epidemiological survey of urban rodents was conducted from 2006 to 2010 at the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG), Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK), to determine the prevalence of Seoul virus (SEOV), a rodent-borne hantavirus. A total of 1,950 rodents were captured at USAG, Yongsan, near/in 19.4% (234/1,206) of the numbered buildings. Annual mean rodent infestation rates were the highest for food service facilities, e.g., the Dragon Hill Lodge complex (38.0 rodents) and the Hartell House (18.8 rodents). The brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, accounted for 99.4% (1,939/1,950) of all the rodents captured in the urban area, whereas only 0.6% (11/1,950) of the rodents was house mice (Mus musculus). In November 2006, higher numbers of rats captured were likely associated with climatic factors, e.g., rainfall and temperatures as rats sought harborage in and around buildings. Only 4.7% (34/718) of the rodents assayed for hantaviruses was serologically positive for SEOV. A total of 8.8% (3/34) R. norvegicus were positive for SEOV RNA by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, of which two SEOV strains were completely sequenced and characterized. The 3' and 5' terminal sequences revealed incomplete complementary genomic configuration. Seoul virus strains Rn10-134 and Rn10-145 formed a monophyletic lineage with the prototype SEOV strain 80-39. Seoul virus Medium segment showed the highest evolutionary rates compared with the Large and Small segments. In conclusion, this report provides significant insights into continued rodent-borne disease surveillance programs that identify hantaviruses for analysis of disease risk assessments and development of mitigation strategies.
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- Heung-Chul Kim
- Medical Command Activity-Korea, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96271-5281
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 5th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Command Activity-Korea, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96271-5281
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- Medical Command Activity-Korea, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96271-5281
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Bürger R, Chowell G, Gavilán E, Mulet P, Villada LM. Numerical solution of a spatio-temporal gender-structured model for hantavirus infection in rodents. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2018; 15:95-123. [PMID: 29161828 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2018004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this article we describe the transmission dynamics of hantavirus in rodents using a spatio-temporal susceptible-exposed-infective-recovered (SEIR) compartmental model that distinguishes between male and female subpopulations [L.J.S. Allen, R.K. McCormack and C.B. Jonsson, Bull. Math. Biol. 68 (2006), 511--524]. Both subpopulations are assumed to differ in their movement with respect to local variations in the densities of their own and the opposite gender group. Three alternative models for the movement of the male individuals are examined. In some cases the movement is not only directed by the gradient of a density (as in the standard diffusive case), but also by a non-local convolution of density values as proposed, in another context, in [R.M. Colombo and E. Rossi, Commun. Math. Sci., 13 (2015), 369--400]. An efficient numerical method for the resulting convection-diffusion-reaction system of partial differential equations is proposed. This method involves techniques of weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) reconstructions in combination with implicit-explicit Runge-Kutta (IMEX-RK) methods for time stepping. The numerical results demonstrate significant differences in the spatio-temporal behavior predicted by the different models, which suggest future research directions.
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- Raimund Bürger
- CI²MA and Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática , Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción , Chile
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- Mathematical, Computational and Modeling Sciences Center, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Box 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States
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- CI2MA and Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática , Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile
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- Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada, Universitat de València, Av. Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- GIMNAP-Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Casilla 5-C, Concepción, Chile
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Park YH. Absence of a Seasonal Variation of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Yeoncheon Compared to Nationwide Korea. Infect Chemother 2018; 50:120-127. [PMID: 29968979 PMCID: PMC6031598 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2018.50.2.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Yeoncheon is an endemic region for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and has been reporting HFRS cases intermittently in other seasons, including autumn. This study was conducted to determine whether a seasonal variation pattern of HFRS exists in Yeoncheon. Materials and Methods From 2002 to 2016, raw data of the number of patients with HFRS in Yeoncheon and nationwide was collected from the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention. On the basis of the raw data, the incidence per 100,000 population was calculated for each month of the year. The twelve months were divided into four quarters, and the proportion of the disease by each quarter was calculated. The effects of sex, age, quarter, and time on HFRS occurrence were analyzed by Poisson regression analysis. Results A total of 6,132 HFRS cases occurred nationwide, and 62 cases occurred in Yeoncheon. The incidence of the disease in Yeoncheon (9.07/100,000) was statistically higher than that nationwide (0.81/100,000). The quarterly incidence showed that occurrence proportion of HFRS was high in the third and fourth quarters (12.9%, 67.5%) nationwide, whereas it was relatively similar in all quarters in Yeoncheon (17.7%, 21.0%, 25.8%, 35.5%). The Poisson regression model showed that the relative risk of HFRS nationwide was 1.322 in the third quarter and 6.903 in the fourth quarter, but Yeoncheon had no risk increase by quarter. Conclusion In this study, HFRS in Yeoncheon demonstrated no seasonal variation pattern compared to that in nationwide Korea, which may be considered a regional characteristic. Furthermore, in other regions where HFRS is endemic, like Yeoncheon, HFRS may arise regardless of seasonal variations.
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- Yo Han Park
- Department of Internal medicine, Yeoncheon-gun Health center and Country hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
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Joshi YP, Kim EH, Cheong HK. The influence of climatic factors on the development of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and leptospirosis during the peak season in Korea: an ecologic study. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:406. [PMID: 28592316 PMCID: PMC5463320 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2506-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and leptospirosis are seasonal rodent-borne infections in the Republic of Korea (Korea). The occurrences of HFRS and leptospirosis are influenced by climatic variability. However, few studies have examined the effects of local climatic variables on the development of these infections. The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of climatic factors on the occurrence of HFRS and leptospirosis in Korea. METHODS Daily records on human cases of HFRS and leptospirosis between January 2001 to December 2009 were analyzed. The associations of climatic factors with these cases in high incidence provinces were estimated using the time-series method and multivariate generalized linear Poisson models with a maximal lag of 12 weeks. RESULTS From 2001 to 2009, a total of 2912 HFRS and 889 leptospirosis cases were reported, with overall incidences of 0.67 and 0.21 cases per 100,000, respectively, in the study areas. The increase in minimum temperature (1 °C) at a lag of 11 weeks was associated with 17.8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 15.1, 20.6%] and 22.7% (95% CI: 16.5, 29.3%) increases in HFRS and leptospirosis cases, respectively. A 1-h increase in the daily sunshine was related to a 27.5% (95% CI: 18.2, 37.6%) increase in HFRS at a lag of 0 week. A 1% increase in daily minimum relative humidity and a 1 mm increase in daily rainfall were associated with 4.0% (95% CI:1.8, 6.1) and 2.0% (95% CI: 1.2, 2.8%) increases in weekly leptospirosis cases at 11 and 6 weeks later, respectively. A 1 mJ/m2 increase in daily solar radiation was associated with a 13.7% (95% CI: 4.9, 23.2%) increase in leptospirosis cases, maximized at a 2-week lag. CONCLUSIONS During the peak season in Korea, climatic factors play a significant role in the development of HFRS and leptospirosis. The findings of this study may be applicable to the forecasting and prediction of disease outbreaks.
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- Yadav Prasad Joshi
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Ge L, Zhao Y, Zhou K, Mu X, Yu H, Wang Y, Wang N, Fan H, Guo L, Huo X. Spatio-Temporal Pattern and Influencing Factors of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) in Hubei Province (China) between 2005 and 2014. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167836. [PMID: 28030550 PMCID: PMC5193338 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) is considered as a globally distributed infectious disease, which results in many deaths annually in Hubei Province, China. The outbreak of HFRS is usually characterized with spatio-temporal heterogeneity and is seasonally distributed. Further, it might also be impacted by the influencing factors such as socio-economic and geographical environment. To better understand and predict the outbreak of HFRS in the Hubei Province, the spatio-temporal pattern and influencing factors were investigated in this study. Moran's I Index value was adopted in spatial global autocorrelation analysis to identify the overall spatio-temporal pattern of HFRS outbreak. Kulldorff scan statistical analysis was performed to further identify the changing trends of the clustering patterns of HFRS outbreak. Spearman's rank correlation analysis was used to explore the possible influencing factors on HFRS epidemics such as climate and geographic. The results demonstrated that HFRS outbreak in Hubei Province decreased from 2005 to 2012 in general while increasing slightly from 2012 to 2014. The spatial and temporal scan statistical analysis indicated that HFRS epidemic was temporally clustered in summer and autumn from 2005 to 2014 except 2008 and 2011. The seasonal epidemic pattern of HFRS in Hubei Province was characterized by a bimodal pattern (March to May and September to November) while peaks often occurring in the spring time. SEOV-type HFRS was presumed to influence more on the total number of HFRS incidence than HTNV-type HFRS do. The average humidity and human population density were the main influencing factors during these years. HFRS outbreaks were more in plains than in other areas of Hubei Province. We did not find that whether the terrain of the wetland (water system) plays a significant role in the outbreak of HFRS incidence. With a better understanding of rodent infection rate, socio-economic status and ecological environment characteristics, this study may help to reduce the outbreak of HFRS disease.
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- Liang Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan city, Hubei Province, PR China
- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin city, PR China
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- Business School of Hohai University, Nanjing city, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin city, PR China
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- School of Information Studies in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2025 E Newpot Ave #NWQB, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America
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- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin city, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin city, PR China
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- First Crust Deformation Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake administration, Tianjin city, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan city, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin city, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, China
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Wang T, Liu J, Zhou Y, Cui F, Huang Z, Wang L, Zhai S. Prevalence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Yiyuan County, China, 2005-2014. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:69. [PMID: 26852019 PMCID: PMC4744626 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1404-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China, where human cases account for 90 % of the total global cases. Yiyuan County is one of the most serious affected areas in China. Therefore, there is an urgent need for monitoring and predicting HFRS incidence in Yiyuan to make the control of HFRS more effective. Methods The study was based on the reported cases of HFRS from the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. The demographic and spatial distributions of HFRS in Yiyuan were established. Then we fit autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models and predict the HFRS epidemic trend. Results There were 362 cases reported in Yiyuan during the 10-year study period. The human infections in the fall and winter reflected a seasonal characteristic pattern of Hantaan virus (HTNV) transmission. The best model was ARIMA (2, 1, 1) × (0, 1, 1)12 (AIC value 516.86) with a high validity. Conclusion The ARIMA model fits the fluctuations in HFRS frequency and it can be used for future forecasting when applied to HFRS prevention and control.
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- Tao Wang
- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China.
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, P. R. China.
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Wang T, Zhou Y, Wang L, Huang Z, Cui F, Zhai S. Using an Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model to Predict the Incidence of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Zibo, China, 2004-2014. Jpn J Infect Dis 2015; 69:279-84. [PMID: 26370428 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China, where human cases account for 90% of the total global cases. Zibo City is one of the most seriously affected areas in Shandong Province, China. Therefore, there is an urgent need for monitoring and predicting HFRS incidence in Zibo to make the control of HFRS more effective. In this study, we constructed an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model for monthly HFRS incidence in Zibo from 2004 to 2013. The ARIMA (3,1,1) × (2,1,1)12 model is reliable with a high validity, which can be used to predict the next year's HFRS incidence in Zibo. The forecast results suggest that the HFRS incidence in Zibo will experience a slight growth in the next year.
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- Tao Wang
- Zibo Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, People's Republic of China
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Wu W, Guo J, An S, Guan P, Ren Y, Xia L, Zhou B. Comparison of Two Hybrid Models for Forecasting the Incidence of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Jiangsu Province, China. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135492. [PMID: 26270814 PMCID: PMC4536138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) are widely distributed in eastern Asia, especially in China, Russia, and Korea. It is proved to be a difficult task to eliminate HFRS completely because of the diverse animal reservoirs and effects of global warming. Reliable forecasting is useful for the prevention and control of HFRS. Methods Two hybrid models, one composed of nonlinear autoregressive neural network (NARNN) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) the other composed of generalized regression neural network (GRNN) and ARIMA were constructed to predict the incidence of HFRS in the future one year. Performances of the two hybrid models were compared with ARIMA model. Results The ARIMA, ARIMA-NARNN ARIMA-GRNN model fitted and predicted the seasonal fluctuation well. Among the three models, the mean square error (MSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of ARIMA-NARNN hybrid model was the lowest both in modeling stage and forecasting stage. As for the ARIMA-GRNN hybrid model, the MSE, MAE and MAPE of modeling performance and the MSE and MAE of forecasting performance were less than the ARIMA model, but the MAPE of forecasting performance did not improve. Conclusion Developing and applying the ARIMA-NARNN hybrid model is an effective method to make us better understand the epidemic characteristics of HFRS and could be helpful to the prevention and control of HFRS.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, PR China
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- Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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Forecast model analysis for the morbidity of tuberculosis in Xinjiang, China. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116832. [PMID: 25760345 PMCID: PMC4356615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem, which also affects economic and social development. China has the second largest burden of tuberculosis in the world. The tuberculosis morbidity in Xinjiang is much higher than the national situation; therefore, there is an urgent need for monitoring and predicting tuberculosis morbidity so as to make the control of tuberculosis more effective. Recently, the Box-Jenkins approach, specifically the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model, is typically applied to predict the morbidity of infectious diseases; it can take into account changing trends, periodic changes, and random disturbances in time series. Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) models are the prevalent tools used to deal with time series heteroscedasticity. In this study, based on the data of the tuberculosis morbidity from January 2004 to June 2014 in Xinjiang, we establish the single ARIMA (1, 1, 2) (1, 1, 1)12 model and the combined ARIMA (1, 1, 2) (1, 1, 1)12-ARCH (1) model, which can be used to predict the tuberculosis morbidity successfully in Xinjiang. Comparative analyses show that the combined model is more effective. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to establish the ARIMA model and ARIMA-ARCH model for prediction and monitoring the monthly morbidity of tuberculosis in Xinjiang. Based on the results of this study, the ARIMA (1, 1, 2) (1, 1, 1)12-ARCH (1) model is suggested to give tuberculosis surveillance by providing estimates on tuberculosis morbidity trends in Xinjiang, China.
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Transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in china and the role of climate factors: a review. Int J Infect Dis 2015; 33:212-8. [PMID: 25704595 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease that poses a serious public health threat in China. HFRS is caused by hantaviruses, mainly Seoul virus in urban areas and Hantaan virus in agricultural areas. Although preventive measures including vaccination programs and rodent control measures have resulted in a decline in cases in recent years, there has been an increase in incidence in some areas and new endemic areas have emerged. This review summarises the recent literature relating to the effects of climatic factors on the incidence of HFRS in China and discusses future research directions. Temperature, precipitation and humidity affect crop yields, rodent breeding patterns and disease transmission, and these can be influenced by a changing climate. Detailed surveillance of infections caused by Hantaan and Seoul viruses and further research on the viral agents will aid in interpretation of spatiotemporal patterns and a better understanding of the environmental and ecological drivers of HFRS amid China's rapidly urbanising landscape and changing climate.
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Li S, Ren H, Hu W, Lu L, Xu X, Zhuang D, Liu Q. Spatiotemporal heterogeneity analysis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China using geographically weighted regression models. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:12129-47. [PMID: 25429681 PMCID: PMC4276605 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111212129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an important public health problem in China. The identification of the spatiotemporal pattern of HFRS will provide a foundation for the effective control of the disease. Based on the incidence of HFRS, as well as environmental factors, and social-economic factors of China from 2005–2012, this paper identified the spatiotemporal characteristics of HFRS distribution and the factors that impact this distribution. The results indicate that the spatial distribution of HFRS had a significant, positive spatial correlation. The spatiotemporal heterogeneity was affected by the temperature, precipitation, humidity, NDVI of January, NDVI of August for the previous year, land use, and elevation in 2005–2009. However, these factors did not explain the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of HFRS incidences in 2010–2012. Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of provincial HFRS incidences and its relation to environmental factors would provide valuable information for hygiene authorities to design and implement effective measures for the prevention and control of HFRS in China.
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- Shujuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- Center for Health Statistics and Information, National Health and Family Planning Commission, No.38 Beilishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100044, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 5 Changbai Road, Changping, Beijing 102206, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, 5 Changbai Road, Changping, Beijing 102206, China.
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Zhang WY, Wang LY, Liu YX, Yin WW, Hu WB, Magalhaes RJS, Ding F, Sun HL, Zhou H, Li SL, Haque U, Tong SL, Glass GE, Bi P, Clements ACA, Liu QY, Li CY. Spatiotemporal transmission dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China, 2005-2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8:e3344. [PMID: 25412324 PMCID: PMC4239011 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by many serotypes of hantaviruses. In China, HFRS has been recognized as a severe public health problem with 90% of the total reported cases in the world. This study describes the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS cases in China and identifies the regions, time, and populations at highest risk, which could help the planning and implementation of key preventative measures. Methods Data on all reported HFRS cases at the county level from January 2005 to December 2012 were collected from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Geographic Information System-based spatiotemporal analyses including Local Indicators of Spatial Association and Kulldorff's space-time scan statistic were performed to detect local high-risk space-time clusters of HFRS in China. In addition, cases from high-risk and low-risk counties were compared to identify significant demographic differences. Results A total of 100,868 cases were reported during 2005–2012 in mainland China. There were significant variations in the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS. HFRS cases occurred most frequently in June, November, and December. There was a significant positive spatial autocorrelation of HFRS incidence during the study periods, with Moran's I values ranging from 0.46 to 0.56 (P<0.05). Several distinct HFRS cluster areas were identified, mainly concentrated in northeastern, central, and eastern of China. Compared with cases from low-risk areas, a higher proportion of cases were younger, non-farmer, and floating residents in high-risk counties. Conclusions This study identified significant space-time clusters of HFRS in China during 2005–2012 indicating that preventative strategies for HFRS should be particularly focused on the northeastern, central, and eastern of China to achieve the most cost-effective outcomes. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne viral disease caused by many serotypes of hantaviruses. In China, HFRS has been recognized as a severe public health problem and accounts for 90% of the reported cases in the world. We examined the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS cases in China during 2005–2012 and compared characteristics between cases from high-risk and low-risk counties. Several distinct HFRS cluster areas were identified, concentrated in northeastern, central, and eastern of China. Compared with cases from low-risk areas, a higher proportion of cases were younger, non-farmer, and floating residents in high-risk counties. These findings suggest preventative strategies for HFRS should be focused on the identified clusters in order to achieve the most cost-effective outcomes.
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- Wen-Yi Zhang
- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Children Environmental Health, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Liu HN, Gao LD, Chowell G, Hu SX, Lin XL, Li XJ, Ma GH, Huang R, Yang HS, Tian H, Xiao H. Time-specific ecologic niche models forecast the risk of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Dongting Lake district, China, 2005-2010. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106839. [PMID: 25184252 PMCID: PMC4153722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodent-borne infectious disease, is one of the most serious public health threats in China. Increasing our understanding of the spatial and temporal patterns of HFRS infections could guide local prevention and control strategies. Methodology/Principal Findings We employed statistical models to analyze HFRS case data together with environmental data from the Dongting Lake district during 2005–2010. Specifically, time-specific ecologic niche models (ENMs) were used to quantify and identify risk factors associated with HFRS transmission as well as forecast seasonal variation in risk across geographic areas. Results showed that the Maximum Entropy model provided the best predictive ability (AUC = 0.755). Time-specific Maximum Entropy models showed that the potential risk areas of HFRS significantly varied across seasons. High-risk areas were mainly found in the southeastern and southwestern areas of the Dongting Lake district. Our findings based on models focused on the spring and winter seasons showed particularly good performance. The potential risk areas were smaller in March, May and August compared with those identified for June, July and October to December. Both normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and land use types were found to be the dominant risk factors. Conclusions/Significance Our findings indicate that time-specific ENMs provide a useful tool to forecast the spatial and temporal risk of HFRS.
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- Hai-Ning Liu
- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Computational & Modeling Sciences Center, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Beijing Military Region, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Lin H, Zhang Z, Lu L, Li X, Liu Q. Meteorological factors are associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Jiaonan County, China, 2006-2011. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2014; 58:1031-1037. [PMID: 23793957 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0688-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2013] [Revised: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study examined the effect of meteorological factors on the occurrence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) using a generalized additive model with penalized smoothing splines in Jiaonan, China, from 2006 to 2011. The dose-response relationship was first examined, and then the association between daily meteorological variables and HFRS occurrence was investigated according to the dose-response curves. There were two linear segments in the temperature-HFRS relationship curve. When daily temperature was lower than 17 °C, a positive association was found [with excessive risk (ER) for 1 °C increase on the current day being 2.56 %, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 0.36 % to 4.80 %]. An inverse association was found when daily temperature was higher than 17 °C [ER for 1 °C increase on the current day was -12.82 % (95 % CI: -17.51 % to -7.85 %)]. Inverse associations were observed for relative humidity [ER for 1 % increase on lag day 4 was -1.21 % (95 % CI: -1.63 % to -0.79 %)] and rainfall [ER for 1 mm increase on lag day 1 was -2.20 % (95 % CI: -3.56 % to -0.82 %)]. Meteorological factors might be important predictor of HFRS epidemics in Jiaonan County.
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- Hualiang Lin
- Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangzhou, China
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Hantavirus reservoirs: current status with an emphasis on data from Brazil. Viruses 2014; 6:1929-73. [PMID: 24784571 PMCID: PMC4036540 DOI: 10.3390/v6051929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Since the recognition of hantavirus as the agent responsible for haemorrhagic fever in Eurasia in the 1970s and, 20 years later, the descovery of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Americas, the genus Hantavirus has been continually described throughout the World in a variety of wild animals. The diversity of wild animals infected with hantaviruses has only recently come into focus as a result of expanded wildlife studies. The known reservoirs are more than 80, belonging to 51 species of rodents, 7 bats (order Chiroptera) and 20 shrews and moles (order Soricomorpha). More than 80genetically related viruses have been classified within Hantavirus genus; 25 recognized as human pathogens responsible for a large spectrum of diseases in the Old and New World. In Brazil, where the diversity of mammals and especially rodents is considered one of the largest in the world, 9 hantavirus genotypes have been identified in 12 rodent species belonging to the genus Akodon, Calomys, Holochilus, Oligoryzomys, Oxymycterus, Necromys and Rattus. Considering the increasing number of animals that have been implicated as reservoirs of different hantaviruses, the understanding of this diversity is important for evaluating the risk of distinct hantavirus species as human pathogens.
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Zhang YH, Ge L, Liu L, Huo XX, Xiong HR, Liu YY, Liu DY, Luo F, Li JL, Ling JX, Chen W, Liu J, Hou W, Zhang Y, Fan H, Yang ZQ. The epidemic characteristics and changing trend of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Hubei Province, China. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92700. [PMID: 24658382 PMCID: PMC3962441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by different hantaviruses within the Bunyaviridae family. HFRS is a fulminant, infectious disease that occurs worldwide and is endemic in all 31 provinces of China. Since the first HFRS case in Hubei Province was reported in 1957, the disease has spread across the province and Hubei has become one of the seriously affected areas in China with the greatest number of reported HFRS cases in the 1980's. However, the epidemic characteristics of HFRS in Hubei are still not entirely clear and long-term, systematic investigations of this epidemic area have been very limited. METHODS The spatiotemporal distribution of HFRS was investigated using data spanning the years 1980 to 2009. The annual HFRS incidence, fatality rate and seasonal incidence between 1980 and 2009 were calculated and plotted. GIS-based spatial analyses were conducted to detect the spatial distribution and seasonal pattern of HFRS. A spatial statistical analysis, using Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic, was performed to identify clustering of HFRS. RESULTS A total of 104,467 HFRS cases were reported in Hubei Province between 1980 and 2009. Incidence of and mortality due to HFRS declined after the outbreak in 1980s and HFRS cases have been sporadic in recent years. The locations and scale of disease clusters have changed during the three decades. The seasonal epidemic pattern of HFRS was characterized by the shift from the unimodal type (autumn/winter peak) to the bimodal type. CONCLUSIONS Socioeconomic development has great influence on the transmission of hantaviruses to humans and new epidemic characteristics have emerged in Hubei Province. It is necessary to reinforce preventative measures against HFRS according to the newly-presented seasonal variation and to intensify these efforts especially in the urban areas of Hubei Province.
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- Yi-Hui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Tianjin, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Institute of Military Medical Sciences, Nanjing Command, Nanjing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Survey, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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Xiao H, Tian HY, Gao LD, Liu HN, Duan LS, Basta N, Cazelles B, Li XJ, Lin XL, Wu HW, Chen BY, Yang HS, Xu B, Grenfell B. Animal reservoir, natural and socioeconomic variations and the transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Chenzhou, China, 2006-2010. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8:e2615. [PMID: 24421910 PMCID: PMC3888453 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background China has the highest incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) worldwide. Reported cases account for 90% of the total number of global cases. By 2010, approximately 1.4 million HFRS cases had been reported in China. This study aimed to explore the effect of the rodent reservoir, and natural and socioeconomic variables, on the transmission pattern of HFRS. Methodology/Principal Findings Data on monthly HFRS cases were collected from 2006 to 2010. Dynamic rodent monitoring data, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data, climate data, and socioeconomic data were also obtained. Principal component analysis was performed, and the time-lag relationships between the extracted principal components and HFRS cases were analyzed. Polynomial distributed lag (PDL) models were used to fit and forecast HFRS transmission. Four principal components were extracted. Component 1 (F1) represented rodent density, the NDVI, and monthly average temperature. Component 2 (F2) represented monthly average rainfall and monthly average relative humidity. Component 3 (F3) represented rodent density and monthly average relative humidity. The last component (F4) represented gross domestic product and the urbanization rate. F2, F3, and F4 were significantly correlated, with the monthly HFRS incidence with lags of 4 months (r = −0.289, P<0.05), 5 months (r = −0.523, P<0.001), and 0 months (r = −0.376, P<0.01), respectively. F1 was correlated with the monthly HFRS incidence, with a lag of 4 months (r = 0.179, P = 0.192). Multivariate PDL modeling revealed that the four principal components were significantly associated with the transmission of HFRS. Conclusions The monthly trend in HFRS cases was significantly associated with the local rodent reservoir, climatic factors, the NDVI, and socioeconomic conditions present during the previous months. The findings of this study may facilitate the development of early warning systems for the control and prevention of HFRS and similar diseases. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodent-borne disease caused by hantaviruses, is characterized by fever, haemorrhage, headache, back pain, abdominal pain, and acute kidney injury. China has the highest incidence of HFRS worldwide. Reported cases account for 90% of the total global cases. Approximately 1.4 million HFRS cases were reported in China between 1950 and 2010. During the same time period, >46 000 people died from HFRS, and the fatality rate was 3.29%. A great deal of interest and excitement has developed recently for understanding the role of the environment in the transmission of HFRS. Our article provides evidence that rodent density and behavior depend on natural factors. Changes in animal reservoirs may lead to the emergence of new epidemics and threats to human health. However, economic development may promote a more residential environment, which could inhibit disease transmission from animals to humans by limiting their contact. We combined data about the rodent reservoir, the natural environment, and socioeconomic factors in the model. The results will be helpful for making and prioritizing preventive measures.
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- Hong Xiao
- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China ; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Chenzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chenzhou, China
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America ; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Ecologie and Evolution, UMR 7625, UPMC-ENS, Paris, France ; UMMISCO UMI 209 IRD - UPMC, Bondy, France
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Chenzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chenzhou, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China ; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America ; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Li CP, Cui Z, Li SL, Magalhaes RJS, Wang BL, Zhang C, Sun HL, Li CY, Huang LY, Ma J, Zhang WY. Association between hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome epidemic and climate factors in Heilongjiang Province, China. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013; 89:1006-12. [PMID: 24019443 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between climate variation and transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Heilongjiang Province, a highly endemic area for HFRS in China. Monthly notified HFRS cases and climatic data for 2001-2009 in Heilongjiang Province were collected. Using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model, we found that relative humidity with a one-month lag (β = -0.010, P = 0.003) and a three-month lag (β = 0.008, P = 0.003), maximum temperature with a two-month lag (β = 0.082, P = 0.028), and southern oscillation index with a two-month lag (β = -0.048, P = 0.019) were significantly associated with HFRS transmission. Our study also showed that predicted values expected under the seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model were highly consistent with observed values (Adjusted R(2) = 83%, root mean squared error = 108). Thus, findings may help add to the knowledge gap of the role of climate factors in HFRS transmission in China and also assist national local health authorities in the development/refinement of a better strategy to prevent HFRS transmission.
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- Chang-Ping Li
- Department of Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Institute of Disease Control and Prevention of PLA, Beijing, China; School of Population Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China; Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Xiao H, Lin X, Gao L, Huang C, Tian H, Li N, Qin J, Zhu P, Chen B, Zhang X, Zhao J. Ecology and geography of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Changsha, China. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:305. [PMID: 23819824 PMCID: PMC3708768 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an important public health problem in mainland China. HFRS is particularly endemic in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan Province, with one of the highest incidences in China. The occurrence of HFRS is influenced by environmental factors. However, few studies have examined the relationship between environmental variation (such as land use changes and climate variations), rodents and HFRS occurrence. The purpose of this study is to predict the distribution of HFRS and identify the risk factors and relationship between HFRS occurrence and rodent hosts, combining ecological modeling with the Markov chain Monte Carlo approach. METHODS Ecological niche models (ENMs) were used to evaluate potential geographic distributions of rodent species by reconstructing details of their ecological niches in ecological dimensions, and projecting the results onto geography. The Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Production was used to produce ENMs. Data were collected on HFRS cases in Changsha from 2005 to 2009, as well as national land survey data, surveillance data of rodents, meteorological data and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). RESULTS The highest occurrence of HFRS was in districts with strong temperature seasonality, where elevation is below 200 m, mean annual temperature is around 17.5°C, and annual precipitation is below 1600 mm. Cultivated and urban lands in particular are associated with HFRS occurrence. Monthly NDVI values of areas predicted present is lower than areas predicted absent, with high seasonal variation. The number of HFRS cases was correlated with rodent density, and the incidence of HFRS cases in urban and forest areas was mainly associated with the density of Rattus norvegicus and Apodemus agrarius, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Heterogeneity between different areas shows that HFRS occurrence is affected by the intensity of human activity, climate conditions, and landscape elements. Rodent density and species composition have significant impacts on the number of HFRS cases and their distribution.
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- Hong Xiao
- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, 410002, China
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- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, 4111, Australia
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, 410002, China
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- Changsha Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, 410001, China
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- Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, 100191, China
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Cui F, Wang T, Wang L, Yang S, Zhang L, Cao H, Zhang Y, Hu H, Zhai S. Spatial analysis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Zibo City, China, 2009-2012. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67490. [PMID: 23840719 PMCID: PMC3696076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 05/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China, where human cases account for 90% of the total global cases. Zibo City is one of the most serious affected areas in Shandong Province China with the HFRS incidence increasing sharply from 2009 to 2012. However, the hotspots of HFRS in Zibo remained unclear. Thus, a spatial analysis was conducted with the aim to explore the spatial, spatial-temporal and seasonal patterns of HFRS in Zibo from 2009 to 2012, and to provide guidance for formulating regional prevention and control strategies. METHODS The study was based on the reported cases of HFRS from the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. Annualized incidence maps and seasonal incidence maps were produced to analyze the spatial and seasonal distribution of HFRS in Zibo City. Then spatial scan statistics and space-time scan statistics were conducted to identify clusters of HFRS. RESULTS There were 200 cases reported in Zibo City during the 4-year study period. One most likely cluster and one secondary cluster for high incidence of HFRS were identified by the space-time analysis. And the most likely cluster was found to exist at Yiyuan County in October to December 2012. The human infections in the fall and winter reflected a seasonal characteristic pattern of Hantaan virus (HTNV) transmission. The secondary cluster was detected at the center of Zibo in May to June 2009, presenting a seasonal characteristic of Seoul virus (SEOV) transmission. CONCLUSION To control and prevent HFRS in Zibo city, the comprehensive preventive strategy should be implemented in the southern areas of Zibo in autumn and in the northern areas of Zibo in spring.
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- Feng Cui
- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Zibo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zibo, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xiao H, Tian HY, Cazelles B, Li XJ, Tong SL, Gao LD, Qin JX, Lin XL, Liu HN, Zhang XX. Atmospheric moisture variability and transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Changsha City, Mainland China, 1991-2010. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7:e2260. [PMID: 23755316 PMCID: PMC3674989 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is influenced by environmental determinants. This study aimed to explore the association between atmospheric moisture variability and the transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) for the period of 1991–2010 in Changsha, China. Methods and Findings Wavelet analyses were performed by using monthly reported time series data of HFRS cases to detect and quantify the periodicity of HFRS. A generalized linear model with a Poisson distribution and a log link model were used to quantify the relationship between climate and HFRS cases, highlighting the importance of moisture conditions. There was a continuous annual oscillation mode and multi-annual cycle around 3–4 years from 1994 to 1999. There was a significant association of HFRS incidence with moisture conditions and the Multivariate El Niño–Southern Oscillation Index (MEI). Particularly, atmospheric moisture has a significant effect on the propagation of HFRS; annual incidence of HFRS was positively correlated with annual precipitation and annual mean absolute humidity. Conclusions The final model had good accuracy in forecasting the occurrence of HFRS and moisture condition can be used in disease surveillance and risk management to provide early warning of potential epidemics of this disease. Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodentborne disease caused by Hantaviruses, is characterized by fever, haemorrhage, headache, back pain, abdominal pain, and acute kidney injury. At present, it is endemic in all 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and metropolitan areas in mainland China where human cases account for 90% of the total global cases. Infection rates and population dynamics of hosts are thought to be influenced by climatic factors, especially humidity. Some studies have found that hantaviruses are limited in their spread to high-humidity environments for extended ex vivo stability. Here we provide the evidence that HFRS incidence was strongly associated with moisture conditions, including seasonal variation and annual situation, in Changsha, mainland China, 1991–2010. The results most likely indicate that moisture not only influences growth of food sources that determine rodent population size, thereby affecting the HFRS transmission, but also directly influences rodent activity and hantavirus infectivity. These findings offer insights in understanding possible causes of HFRS transmission, and can be used in disease surveillance and risk management to provide early warning of potential epidemics of this disease.
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- Hong Xiao
- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- * E-mail: (HX); (HYT)
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- * E-mail: (HX); (HYT)
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- Ecologie & Evolution, UMR 7625, UPMC-ENS, Paris, France
- UMMISCO UMI 209 IRD - UPMC, Bondy, France
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Changsha Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changsha , China
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Han SS, Kim S, Choi Y, Kim S, Kim YS. Air pollution and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South Korea: an ecological correlation study. BMC Public Health 2013; 13:347. [PMID: 23587219 PMCID: PMC3641006 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The effects of air pollution on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and the resulting impacts on public health, have been widely studied. However, little is known about the effect of air pollution on the occurrence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a rodent-borne infectious disease. In this study, we evaluated the correlation between air pollution and HFRS incidence from 2001 to 2010, and estimated the significance of the correlation under the effect of climate variables. Methods We obtained data regarding HFRS, particulate matter smaller than 10 μm (PM10) as an index of air pollution, and climate variables including temperature, humidity, and precipitation from the national database of South Korea. Poisson regression models were established to predict the number of HFRS cases using air pollution and climate variables with different time lags. We then compared the ability of the climate model and the combined climate and air pollution model to predict the occurrence of HFRS. Results The correlations between PM10 and HFRS were significant in univariate analyses, although the direction of the correlations changed according to the time lags. In multivariate analyses of adjusted climate variables, the effects of PM10 with time lags were different. However, PM10 without time lags was selected in the final model for predicting HFRS cases. The model that combined climate and PM10 data was a better predictor of HFRS cases than the model that used only climate data, for both the study period and the year 2011. Conclusions This is the first report to document an association between HFRS and PM10 level.
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- Seung Seok Han
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehakro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea
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Environmental variability and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Changsha, People's Republic of China. Epidemiol Infect 2012; 141:1867-75. [PMID: 23158456 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268812002555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is influenced by climatic, reservoir and environmental variables. The epidemiology of the disease was studied over a 6-year period in Changsha. Variables relating to climate, environment, rodent host distribution and disease occurrence were collected monthly and analysed using a time-series adjusted Poisson regression model. It was found that the density of the rodent host and multivariate El Niño Southern Oscillation index had the greatest effect on the transmission of HFRS with lags of 2–6 months. However, a number of climatic and environmental factors played important roles in affecting the density and transmission potential of the rodent host population. It was concluded that the measurement of a number of these variables could be used in disease surveillance to give useful advance warning of potential disease epidemics.
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Chen MJ, Lin CY, Wu YT, Wu PC, Lung SC, Su HJ. Effects of extreme precipitation to the distribution of infectious diseases in Taiwan, 1994-2008. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34651. [PMID: 22737206 PMCID: PMC3380951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The incidence of extreme precipitation has increased with the exacerbation of worldwide climate disruption. We hypothesize an association between precipitation and the distribution patterns that would affect the endemic burden of 8 infectious diseases in Taiwan, including water- and vector-borne infectious diseases. A database integrating daily precipitation and temperature, along with the infectious disease case registry for all 352 townships in the main island of Taiwan was analysed for the period from 1994 to 2008. Four precipitation levels, <130 mm, 130–200 mm, 200–350 mm and >350 mm, were categorized to represent quantitative differences, and their associations with each specific disease was investigated using the Generalized Additive Mixed Model and afterwards mapped on to the Geographical Information System. Daily precipitation levels were significantly correlated with all 8 mandatory-notified infectious diseases in Taiwan. For water-borne infections, extreme torrential precipitation (>350 mm/day) was found to result in the highest relative risk for bacillary dysentery and enterovirus infections when compared to ordinary rain (<130 mm/day). Yet, for vector-borne diseases, the relative risk of dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis increased with greater precipitation only up to 350 mm. Differential lag effects following precipitation were statistically associated with increased risk for contracting individual infectious diseases. This study’s findings can help health resource sector management better allocate medical resources and be better prepared to deal with infectious disease outbreaks following future extreme precipitation events.
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- Mu-Jean Chen
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Safety, Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wu W, Guo J, Guan P, Sun Y, Zhou B. Clusters of spatial, temporal, and space-time distribution of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Liaoning Province, Northeastern China. BMC Infect Dis 2011; 11:229. [PMID: 21867563 PMCID: PMC3179962 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by Hantavirus, with characteristics of fever, hemorrhage, kidney damage, and hypotension. HFRS is recognized as a notifiable public health problem in China, and Liaoning Province is one of the most seriously affected areas with the most cases in China. It is necessary to investigate the spatial, temporal, and space-time distribution of confirmed cases of HFRS in Liaoning Province, China for future research into risk factors. METHODS A cartogram map was constructed; spatial autocorrelation analysis and spatial, temporal, and space-time cluster analysis were conducted in Liaoning Province, China over the period 1988-2001. RESULTS When the number of permutation test was set to 999, Moran's I was 0.3854, and was significant at significance level of 0.001. Spatial cluster analysis identified one most likely cluster and four secondary likely clusters. Temporal cluster analysis identified 1998-2001 as the most likely cluster. Space-time cluster analysis identified one most likely cluster and two secondary likely clusters. CONCLUSIONS Spatial, temporal, and space-time scan statistics may be useful in supervising the occurrence of HFRS in Liaoning Province, China. The result of this study can not only assist health departments to develop a better prevention strategy but also potentially increase the public health intervention's effectiveness.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China
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Liu Q, Liu X, Jiang B, Yang W. Forecasting incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China using ARIMA model. BMC Infect Dis 2011; 11:218. [PMID: 21838933 PMCID: PMC3169483 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background China is a country that is most seriously affected by hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with 90% of HFRS cases reported globally. At present, HFRS is getting worse with increasing cases and natural foci in China. Therefore, there is an urgent need for monitoring and predicting HFRS incidence to make the control of HFRS more effective. In this study, we applied a stochastic autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model with the objective of monitoring and short-term forecasting HFRS incidence in China. Methods Chinese HFRS data from 1975 to 2008 were used to fit ARIMA model. Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Ljung-Box test were used to evaluate the constructed models. Subsequently, the fitted ARIMA model was applied to obtain the fitted HFRS incidence from 1978 to 2008 and contrast with corresponding observed values. To assess the validity of the proposed model, the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) between the observed and fitted HFRS incidence (1978-2008) was calculated. Finally, the fitted ARIMA model was used to forecast the incidence of HFRS of the years 2009 to 2011. All analyses were performed using SAS9.1 with a significant level of p < 0.05. Results The goodness-of-fit test of the optimum ARIMA (0,3,1) model showed non-significant autocorrelations in the residuals of the model (Ljung-Box Q statistic = 5.95,P = 0.3113). The fitted values made by ARIMA (0,3,1) model for years 1978-2008 closely followed the observed values for the same years, with a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 12.20%. The forecast values from 2009 to 2011 were 0.69, 0.86, and 1.21per 100,000 population, respectively. Conclusion ARIMA models applied to historical HFRS incidence data are an important tool for HFRS surveillance in China. This study shows that accurate forecasting of the HFRS incidence is possible using an ARIMA model. If predicted values from this study are accurate, China can expect a rise in HFRS incidence.
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- Qiyong Liu
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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Zhang WY, Guo WD, Fang LQ, Li CP, Bi P, Glass GE, Jiang JF, Sun SH, Qian Q, Liu W, Yan L, Yang H, Tong SL, Cao WC. Climate variability and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome transmission in Northeastern China. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2010; 118:915-920. [PMID: 20142167 PMCID: PMC2920909 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The transmission of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is influenced by climatic variables. However, few studies have examined the quantitative relationship between climate variation and HFRS transmission. OBJECTIVE We examined the potential impact of climate variability on HFRS transmission and developed climate-based forecasting models for HFRS in northeastern China. METHODS We obtained data on monthly counts of reported HFRS cases in Elunchun and Molidawahaner counties for 1997-2007 from the Inner Mongolia Center for Disease Control and Prevention and climate data from the Chinese Bureau of Meteorology. Cross-correlations assessed crude associations between climate variables, including rainfall, land surface temperature (LST), relative humidity (RH), and the multivariate El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) index (MEI) and monthly HFRS cases over a range of lags. We used time-series Poisson regression models to examine the independent contribution of climatic variables to HFRS transmission. RESULTS Cross-correlation analyses showed that rainfall, LST, RH, and MEI were significantly associated with monthly HFRS cases with lags of 3-5 months in both study areas. The results of Poisson regression indicated that after controlling for the autocorrelation, seasonality, and long-term trend, rainfall, LST, RH, and MEI with lags of 3-5 months were associated with HFRS in both study areas. The final model had good accuracy in forecasting the occurrence of HFRS. CONCLUSIONS Climate variability plays a significant role in HFRS transmission in northeastern China. The model developed in this study has implications for HFRS control and prevention.
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- Wen-Yi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Inner Mongolia Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Statistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Hantaviruses are enzootic viruses that maintain persistent infections in their rodent hosts without apparent disease symptoms. The spillover of these viruses to humans can lead to one of two serious illnesses, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. In recent years, there has been an improved understanding of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and natural history of these viruses following an increase in the number of outbreaks in the Americas. In this review, current concepts regarding the ecology of and disease associated with these serious human pathogens are presented. Priorities for future research suggest an integration of the ecology and evolution of these and other host-virus ecosystems through modeling and hypothesis-driven research with the risk of emergence, host switching/spillover, and disease transmission to humans.
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Zhang Y, Bi P, Hiller JE. Climate change and the transmission of vector-borne diseases: a review. Asia Pac J Public Health 2009; 20:64-76. [PMID: 19124300 DOI: 10.1177/1010539507308385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article reviews studies examining the relationship between climate variability and the transmission of vector- and rodent-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, Ross River virus infection, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The review has evaluated their study designs, statistical analysis methods, usage of meteorological variables, and results of those studies. The authors found that the limitations of analytical methods exist in most of the articles. Besides climatic variables, few of them have included other factors that can affect the transmission of vector-borne disease (eg, socioeconomic status). In addition, the quantitative relationship between climate and vector-borne diseases is inconsistent. Further research should be conducted among different populations with various climatic/ecological regions by using appropriate statistical models.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia
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Guan P, Huang D, He M, Shen T, Guo J, Zhou B. Investigating the effects of climatic variables and reservoir on the incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Huludao City, China: a 17-year data analysis based on structure equation model. BMC Infect Dis 2009; 9:109. [PMID: 19583875 PMCID: PMC2720978 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background HFRS is a serious public health problem in China and the study on HFRS is important in China for its large population. The present study aimed to explore the impact of climatic variables and reservoir on the incidence of HFRS in Huludao City, an epidemic focus of the disease in northeastern China. Methods Structure Equation Model (SEM), a statistical technique for testing and estimating causal relationships, was conducted based on climatic variables, virus-carrying index among rodents, and incidence of HFRS in the city during the period 1990 to 2006. The linear structural relationships (LISREL) software (Scientific Software International, Lincolnwood, IL) was used to fit SEMs. Results Temperature, precipitation, relative humidity and virus-carrying index among rodents have shown positive correlations with the monthly incidence of HFRS, while air pressure had a negative correlation with the incidence. The best-fit SEM model fitted well with the data-based correlation matrix, P value was more than 0.56, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) equaled to 0, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) was more than 0.99. Conclusion Climate and reservoirs have affected the incidence of HFRS in Huludao City, located in northeastern China. Climate affects HFRS incidence mainly through the effect on reservoir in the study area. HFRS prevention and control should give more consideration to rodent control and climate variations.
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- Peng Guan
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
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GIS-based spatial, temporal, and space–time analysis of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Epidemiol Infect 2009; 137:1766-75. [DOI: 10.1017/s0950268809002659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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SUMMARYWe obtained a list of all reported cases of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Shenyang, China, during 1990–2003, and used GIS-based scan statistics to determine the distribution of HFRS cases and to identify key areas and periods for future risk-factor research. Spatial cluster analysis suggested three areas were at increased risk for HFRS. Temporal cluster analysis suggested one period was at increased risk for HFRS. Space–time cluster analysis suggested six areas from 1995 to 1996 and four areas from 1998 to 2003 were at increased risk for HFRS. We also discussed the likely reasons for these clusters. We conclude that GIS-based scan statistics may provide an opportunity to classify the epidemic situation of HFRS, and we can pursue future investigations to study the likely factors responsible for the increased disease risk based on the classification.
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Zhang Y, Bi P, Hiller JE. Weather and the transmission of bacillary dysentery in Jinan, northern China: a time-series analysis. Public Health Rep 2008; 123:61-6. [PMID: 18348481 DOI: 10.1177/003335490812300109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This article aims to quantify the relationship between weather variations and bacillary dysentery in Jinan, a city in northern China with a temperate climate, to reach a better understanding of the effect of weather variations on enteric infections. METHODS The weather variables and number of cases of bacillary dysentery during the period 1987-2000 has been studied on a monthly basis. The Spearman correlation between each weather variable and dysentery cases was conducted. Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) models were used to perform the regression analyses. RESULTS Maximum temperature (one-month lag), minimum temperature (one-month lag), rainfall (one-month lag), relative humidity (without lag), and air pressure (one-month lag) were all significantly correlated with the number of dysentery cases in Jinan. After controlling for the seasonality, lag time, and long-term trend, the SARIMA model suggested that a 1 degree C rise in maximum temperature might relate to more than 10% (95% confidence interval 10.19, 12.69) increase in the cases of bacillary dysentery in this city. CONCLUSIONS Weather variations have already affected the transmission of bacillary dysentery in China. Temperatures could be used as a predictor of the number of dysentery cases in a temperate city in northern China. Public health interventions should be undertaken at this stage to adapt and mitigate the possible consequences of climate change in the future.
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- Ying Zhang
- Discipline of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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Yan L, Fang LQ, Huang HG, Zhang LQ, Feng D, Zhao WJ, Zhang WY, Li XW, Cao WC. Landscape elements and Hantaan virus-related hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, People's Republic of China. Emerg Infect Dis 2008; 13:1301-6. [PMID: 18252099 PMCID: PMC2857277 DOI: 10.3201/eid1309.061481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an important public health problem in the People’s Republic of China, accounting for 90% of human cases reported globally. In this study, a landscape epidemiologic approach, combined with geographic information system and remote sensing techniques, was applied to increase our understanding of HFRS due to Hantaan virus and its relationship with landscape elements in China. The landscape elements considered were elevation, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), precipitation, annual cumulative air temperature, land surface temperature, soil type, and land use. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that HFRS incidence was remarkably associated with elevation, NDVI, precipitation, annual cumulative air temperature, semihydromorphic soils, timber forests, and orchards. These findings have important applications for targeting HFRS interventions in mainland China.
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- Lei Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, IRSA/CAS, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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HU W, MENGERSEN K, BI P, TONG S. Time-series analysis of the risk factors for haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: comparison of statistical models. Epidemiol Infect 2006; 135:245-52. [PMID: 16780612 PMCID: PMC2870560 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268806006649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Three conventional regression models were compared using the time-series data of the occurrence of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and several key climatic and occupational variables collected in low-lying land, Anhui Province, China. Model I was a linear time series with normally distributed residuals; model II was a generalized linear model with Poisson-distributed residuals and a log link; and model III was a generalized additive model with the same distributional features as model II. Model I was fitted using least squares whereas models II and III were fitted using maximum likelihood. The results show that the correlations between the HFRS incidence and the independent variables measured (i.e. difference in water level, autumn crop production and density of Apodemus agrarius) ranged from -0.40 to 0.89. The HFRS incidence was positively associated with density of A. agrarius and crop production, but was inversely associated with difference in water level. The residual analyses and the examination of the accuracy of the models indicate that model III may be the most suitable in the assessment of the relationship between the incidence of HFRS and the independent variables.
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- Centre for Health Research, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Health Research, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Author for correspondence: A/Professor S. Tong, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia. ()
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Bi P, Parton KA, Tong S. El Nino-Southern Oscillation and vector-borne diseases in Anhui, China. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2005; 5:95-100. [PMID: 16011424 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2005.5.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This paper examines the relationship between monthly Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and monthly incidences of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and malaria in Anhui Province, China, over the periods 1971-1992 and 1966-1987, respectively. On the basis of monthly data over a 22-year period, results indicated that there were positive and negative relationships, respectively, between the SOI and monthly incidences of malaria and HFRS. The results suggest that the SOI could be used as an index in the study of the association of climate variability with the transmission of such diseases, particularly over larger areas, such as at a provincial or even state level, where averaging rainfall or temperature data across regions is inappropriate.
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- Peng Bi
- Department of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Bi P, Tong S, Donald K, Parton KA, Ni J. Climate variability and transmission of Japanese encephalitis in eastern China. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2003; 3:111-5. [PMID: 14511580 DOI: 10.1089/153036603768395807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A time-series analysis was conducted to study the impact of climate variability on the transmission of Japanese encephalitis in eastern China. Correlation and regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between monthly climatic variables and monthly incidence of Japanese encephalitis in Jieshou County, China over the period 1980-96. Spearman's correlation analysis showed that maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall were all associated with the transmission of Japanese encephalitis in the county. Regression analysis suggested that monthly mean minimum temperature and monthly precipitation had a significant relationship with the transmission of Japanese encephalitis, with a 1-month lag effect. The results indicated that these climatic variables might be treated as possible predictors for regions with similar geographic, climatic, and socio-economic conditions to Jieshou County.
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- Peng Bi
- Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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