Rapid increase of scrub typhus incidence in Guangzhou, southern China, 2006-2014.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In the last decade, scrub typhus (ST) has been emerging or re-emerging in some areas of Asia, including Guangzhou, one of the most affected endemic areas of ST in China. METHODS:Based on the data on all cases reported in Guangzhou from 2006 to 2014, we characterized the epidemiological features, and identified environmental determinants for the spatial distribution of ST using a panel negative binomial model. RESULTS:A total of 4821 scrub typhus cases were reported in Guangzhou during 2006-2014. The annual incidence increased noticeably and the increase was relatively high and rapid in rural townships and among elderly females. The majority of cases (86.8%) occurred during May-October, and farmers constituted the majority of the cases, accounting for 33.9% in urban and 61.6% in rural areas. The number of housekeeper patients had a rapid increment in both rural and urban areas during the study period. Atmospheric pressure and relative humidity with lags of 1 or 2 months, distributions of broadleaved forest and rural township were identified as determinants for the spatiotemporal distribution of scrub typhus. CONCLUSION:Our results indicate that surveillance and public education need to be focused on the elderly farmers in rural areas covered with broadleaf forest in southern China.

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BMC Infect Dis

journal_title

BMC infectious diseases

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Sun Y,Wei YH,Yang Y,Ma Y,de Vlas SJ,Yao HW,Huang Y,Ma MJ,Liu K,Li XN,Li XL,Zhang WH,Fang LQ,Yang ZC,Cao WC

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10.1186/s12879-016-2153-3

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Has Abstract

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2017-01-05 00:00:00

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13

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1

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1471-2334

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10.1186/s12879-016-2153-3

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17

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