The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia.
BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer has been increasing in incidence in southeastern Australia with unclear transmission mechanisms. We aimed to investigate the link between rainfall and case numbers in two endemic areas of the state of Victoria; the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas. METHODOLOGY:We created y...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f3884606f37f4c2fa0bf6d4c2211d8bb 2023-05-15T15:02:26+02:00 The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. Arvind Yerramilli Ee Laine Tay Andrew J Stewardson Janet Fyfe Daniel P O'Brien Paul D R Johnson 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006757 https://doaj.org/article/f3884606f37f4c2fa0bf6d4c2211d8bb EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160213?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006757 https://doaj.org/article/f3884606f37f4c2fa0bf6d4c2211d8bb PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 9, p e0006757 (2018) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006757 2022-12-31T15:20:29Z BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer has been increasing in incidence in southeastern Australia with unclear transmission mechanisms. We aimed to investigate the link between rainfall and case numbers in two endemic areas of the state of Victoria; the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas. METHODOLOGY:We created yearly and monthly graphs comparing rainfall with local Buruli ulcer incidence for the period 2004-2016 by endemic region and then considered a range of time lag intervals of 0-24 months to investigate patterns of correlation. CONCLUSIONS:Optimal positive correlation for the Bellarine Peninsula occurred with a 12-month prior rainfall lag, however, no significant correlation was observed on the Mornington Peninsula for any time lag. These results provide an update in evidence to further explore transmission mechanisms which may differ between these geographically proximate endemic regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12 9 e0006757 |
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer has been increasing in incidence in southeastern Australia with unclear transmission mechanisms. We aimed to investigate the link between rainfall and case numbers in two endemic areas of the state of Victoria; the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas. METHODOLOGY:We created yearly and monthly graphs comparing rainfall with local Buruli ulcer incidence for the period 2004-2016 by endemic region and then considered a range of time lag intervals of 0-24 months to investigate patterns of correlation. CONCLUSIONS:Optimal positive correlation for the Bellarine Peninsula occurred with a 12-month prior rainfall lag, however, no significant correlation was observed on the Mornington Peninsula for any time lag. These results provide an update in evidence to further explore transmission mechanisms which may differ between these geographically proximate endemic regions. |
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The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. |
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The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. |
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The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. |
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The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. |
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The association of rainfall and Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. |
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association of rainfall and buruli ulcer in southeastern australia. |
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