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Effects of Meteorological Parameters and PM10 on the Incidence of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Children in China.
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2016 May 10; Vol. 13 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 10. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a globally-prevalent infectious disease. However, few data are available on prevention measures for HFMD. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the impacts of temperature, humidity, and air pollution, particularly levels of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter 10 micrometers (PM10), on the incidence of HFMD in a city in Eastern China. Daily morbidity, meteorological, and air pollution data for Ningbo City were collected for the period from January 2012 to December 2014. A total of 86,695 HFMD cases were enrolled in this study. We used a distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) with Poisson distribution to analyze the nonlinear lag effects of daily mean temperature, daily humidity, and found significant relationships with the incidence of HFMD; in contrast, PM10 level showed no relationship to the incidence of HFMD. Our findings will facilitate the development of effective preventive measures and early forecasting of HFMD outbreaks.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
China epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks prevention & control
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Nonlinear Dynamics
Poisson Distribution
Young Adult
Air Pollutants analysis
Air Pollution analysis
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease epidemiology
Humidity
Particulate Matter analysis
Temperature
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27171104
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050481