The Epidemiological Influence of Climatic Factors on Shigellosis Incidence Rates in Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15515754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yeong-Jun Song (0000-0002-5543-8574, Eulji University), Hae‐Kwan Cheong (0000-0003-2758-9399, Sungkyunkwan University), Myung Ki (0000-0001-8479-0254, Korea University), Ji-Yeon Shin (0000-0001-5434-0359, Kyungpook National University), Ji‐Yeon Shin (0000-0003-0598-1576, Kyungpook National University), Seung-Sik Hwang (0000-0002-1558-7831, Seoul National University), Mira Park (0000-0003-3827-9089, Eulji University), Moran Ki (0000-0002-8892-7104, Korea University), Jiseun Lim (0000-0002-8761-3744, Eulji University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 2209-2209 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15102209 |
| PMID | 30309010 |
| OpenAlex | W2896073777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Research has shown the effects of climatic factors on shigellosis; however, no previous study has evaluated climatic effects in regions with a winter seasonality of shigellosis incidence. We examined the effects of temperature and precipitation on shigellosis incidence in Korea from 2002−2010. The incidence of shigellosis was calculated based on data from the Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC, Cheongju, Korea), and a generalized additive model (GAM) was used to analyze the associations between the incidence and climatic factors. The annual incidence rate of shigellosis was 7.9 cases/million persons from 2002−2010. During 2007−2010, high incidence rates and winter seasonality were observed among those aged ≥65 years, but not among lower age groups. Based on the GAM model, the incidence of shigellosis is expected to increase by 13.6% and 2.9% with a temperature increase of 1 °C and a lag of two weeks and with a mean precipitation increase of 1 mm and a lag of five weeks after adjustment for seasonality, respectively. This study suggests that the incidence of shigellosis will increase with global climate change despite the winter seasonality of shigellosis in Korea. Public health action is needed to prevent the increase of shigellosis incidence associated with climate variations
Biology · Incidence (geometry · Seasonality · Shigella · Shigellosis · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Ecology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine
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