Published November 2018 | Version v1
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Association between floods and typhoid fever in Yongzhou, China: Effects and vulnerable groups

Creators

  • 1. Shandong University Climate Change and Health Center, Jinan, Shandong Province (China)
  • 2. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province (China)
  • 3. School of Public Health, China Studies Centre, The University of Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
  • 4. Department of Medical Administration, Second Hospital of Shandong University, No. 247 BeiYuan Road, 250033 Jinan, Shandong Province (China)

Description

Highlights: • Floods significantly increased the number of typhoid fever cases with lagged effects of 1 week. • Vulnerable groups of typhoid fever after floods were identified. • Results will assist in reducing the risk of typhoid fever associated with floods. • Confounders were controlled in the model. Little information about the effects of floods on typhoid fever is available in previous studies. This study aimed to examine the relationships between floods and typhoid fever and to identify the vulnerable groups in Yongzhou, China.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.030

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.030;
PII
S0013935118304857;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
167
Journal Page Range
p. 718-724
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53022262
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FEVER; FLOODS; HEALTH HAZARDS; TYPHOID
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BACTERIAL DISEASES; DISEASES; HAZARDS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; SYMPTOMS; ZOONOTIC DISEASES

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