https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/556801
標題: | Effects of the El N?o-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005 | 作者: | Tipayamongkholgul M. CHI-TAI FANG Klinchan S. Liu C.-M. King C.-C. |
公開日期: | 2009 | 卷: | 9 | 來源出版物: | BMC Public Health | 摘要: | Background. Despite intensive vector control efforts, dengue epidemics continue to occur throughout Southeast Asia in multi-annual cycles. Weather is considered an important factor in these cycles, but the extent to which the El Nĩo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a driving force behind dengue epidemics remains unclear. Methods. We examined the temporal relationship between El Nĩo and the occurrence of dengue epidemics, and constructed Poisson autoregressive models for incidences of dengue cases. Global ENSO records, dengue surveillance data, and local meteorological data in two geographically diverse regions in Thailand (the tropical southern coastal region and the northern inland mountainous region) were analyzed. Results. The strength of El Nĩo was consistently a predictor for the occurrence of dengue epidemics throughout time lags from 1 to 11 months in the two selected regions of Thailand. Up to 22% (in 8 northern inland mountainous provinces) and 15% (in 5 southern tropical coastal provinces) of the variation in the monthly incidence of dengue cases were attributable to global ENSO cycles. Province-level predictive models were fitted using 1996-2004 data and validated with out-of-fit data from 2005. The multivariate ENSO index was an independent predictor in 10 of the 13 studied provinces. Conclusion. El Nĩo is one of the important driving forces for dengue epidemics across the geographically diverse regions of Thailand; however, spatial heterogeneity in the effect exists. The effects of El Nĩo should be taken into account in future epidemic forecasting for public health preparedness. © 2009 Tipayamongkholgul et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. |
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ISSN: | 1471-2458 | DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-9-422 | SDG/關鍵字: | article; climate change; dengue; El Nino; epidemic; geographic pathology; human; incidence; major clinical study; Thailand; climate; epidemic; statistical model; Thailand; time; weather; Climate; Dengue; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; Logistic Models; Thailand; Time Factors; Weather |
顯示於: | 流行病學與預防醫學研究所 |
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