Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017.
Background Scrub typhus, a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area, is endemic in the "tsutsugamushi triangle" area. Scrub typhus has been widespread and has become a significant health concern in China. However, spatiotemporal patterns need to be investigated further. Objec...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:732bc75288f54e8a9e0b74c14118d478 2023-05-15T15:13:38+02:00 Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017. Yujuan Yue Dongsheng Ren Xiaobo Liu Yujiao Wang Qiyong Liu Guichang Li 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007916 https://doaj.org/article/732bc75288f54e8a9e0b74c14118d478 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007916 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007916 https://doaj.org/article/732bc75288f54e8a9e0b74c14118d478 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0007916 (2019) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007916 2022-12-31T11:45:09Z Background Scrub typhus, a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area, is endemic in the "tsutsugamushi triangle" area. Scrub typhus has been widespread and has become a significant health concern in China. However, spatiotemporal patterns need to be investigated further. Objective This study aims to explore spatiotemporal patterns, diffusion characteristics and regional distribution differences of scrub typhus cases in mainland China from January 2006 to December 2017. Method Monthly cases of scrub typhus reported at the county level during 2006-2017 were obtained. Time-series analyses, spatial distribution analyses, spatial diffusion analyses, spatial autocorrelation analyses and space-time scan statistic analyses were used to explore spatiotemporal characteristics of scrub typhus. Results A total of 121 251 scrub typhus cases were reported in 30 provinces (or municipalities) of mainland China during 2006-2017, which rose exponentially. There were seasonal characteristics from June to November for scrub typhus. Scrub typhus had been diffused from south, southwest, southeast and eastern coasts to center, north, northeast and northwest in mainland China. Scrub typhus occurrences were from point to surrounding regions, and from south to north every year. The peak periods of scrub typhus became longer and longer from north to southwest to south in mainland China. There existed a single peak in Southwest region and North region, respectively, but existed a bimodal peak for South region. Scrub typhus cases were clustered in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Anhui among June to November. The scrub typhus epidemics in Guangdong and Yunnan were the most serious. Conclusions The results in this study can be guide targeted public health interventions against scrub typhus at the county level. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Pacific PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13 12 e0007916 |
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Background Scrub typhus, a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area, is endemic in the "tsutsugamushi triangle" area. Scrub typhus has been widespread and has become a significant health concern in China. However, spatiotemporal patterns need to be investigated further. Objective This study aims to explore spatiotemporal patterns, diffusion characteristics and regional distribution differences of scrub typhus cases in mainland China from January 2006 to December 2017. Method Monthly cases of scrub typhus reported at the county level during 2006-2017 were obtained. Time-series analyses, spatial distribution analyses, spatial diffusion analyses, spatial autocorrelation analyses and space-time scan statistic analyses were used to explore spatiotemporal characteristics of scrub typhus. Results A total of 121 251 scrub typhus cases were reported in 30 provinces (or municipalities) of mainland China during 2006-2017, which rose exponentially. There were seasonal characteristics from June to November for scrub typhus. Scrub typhus had been diffused from south, southwest, southeast and eastern coasts to center, north, northeast and northwest in mainland China. Scrub typhus occurrences were from point to surrounding regions, and from south to north every year. The peak periods of scrub typhus became longer and longer from north to southwest to south in mainland China. There existed a single peak in Southwest region and North region, respectively, but existed a bimodal peak for South region. Scrub typhus cases were clustered in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Anhui among June to November. The scrub typhus epidemics in Guangdong and Yunnan were the most serious. Conclusions The results in this study can be guide targeted public health interventions against scrub typhus at the county level. |
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Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017. |
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Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017. |
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Spatio-temporal patterns of scrub typhus in mainland China, 2006-2017. |
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