Temperature and atmospheric pressure may be considered as predictors for the occurrence of bacillary dysentery in Guangzhou, Southern China
- Resource Type
- other
- Authors
- Li, Tiegang; Yang, Zhicong; Wang, Ming
- Source
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. June 2014 47(3)
- Subject
- Bacillary dysentery
Weather factors
Correlation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0037-8682
Introduction The control of bacillary dysentery (BD) remains a big challenge for China. Methods Negative binomial multivariable regression was used to study relationships between meteorological variables and the occurrence of BD during the period of 2006-2012. Results Each 1°C rise of temperature corresponded to an increase of 3.60% (95%CI, 3.03% to 4.18%) in the monthly number of BD cases, whereas a 1 hPa rise in atmospheric pressure corresponded to a decrease in the number of BD cases by 2.85% (95%CI = 3.34% to 2.37% decrease). Conclusions Temperature and atmospheric pressure may be considered as predictors for the occurrence of BD in Guangzhou.