Impacts of Tropical Cyclones and Accompanying Precipitation on Infectious Diarrhea in Cyclone Landing Areas of Zhejiang Province, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Areas and Demographical Information
2.2. Disease Data
2.3. Meteorological Data
2.4. Epidemiological Method and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Basic Information on Tropical Cyclones, Daily Precipitation, and Cases of Infectious Diarrhea during the Study Period
Name | Grade (Period) | Landing City | Exposure Duration (d) |
---|---|---|---|
Matsa | Severe typhoon (5–6 Aug 2005) | Taizhou | 2 |
Khanun | Severe typhoon (11 Sep 2005) | Taizhou | 1 |
Saomai | Super typhoon (10–11 Aug 2006) | Wenzhou | 2 |
Wipha | Severe typhoon (18–19 Sep 2007) | Wenzhou | 2 |
Kalmaegi | Tropical storm (19 Jul 2008) | Wenzhou | 1 |
Morakot | Tropical storm (8–10 Aug 2009) | Wenzhou | 3 |
Meranti | Tropical storm (11 Sep 2010) | Lishui | 1 |
3.2. Effects of Tropical Cyclones on Infectious Diarrhea (Figure 3)
3.3. Effects of Precipitation on Infectious Diarrhea
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Deng, Z.; Xun, H.; Zhou, M.; Jiang, B.; Wang, S.; Guo, Q.; Wang, W.; Kang, R.; Wang, X.; Marley, G.; et al. Impacts of Tropical Cyclones and Accompanying Precipitation on Infectious Diarrhea in Cyclone Landing Areas of Zhejiang Province, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 1054-1068. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201054
Deng Z, Xun H, Zhou M, Jiang B, Wang S, Guo Q, Wang W, Kang R, Wang X, Marley G, et al. Impacts of Tropical Cyclones and Accompanying Precipitation on Infectious Diarrhea in Cyclone Landing Areas of Zhejiang Province, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(2):1054-1068. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201054
Chicago/Turabian StyleDeng, Zhengyi, Huanmiao Xun, Maigeng Zhou, Baofa Jiang, Songwang Wang, Qing Guo, Wei Wang, Ruihua Kang, Xin Wang, Gifty Marley, and et al. 2015. "Impacts of Tropical Cyclones and Accompanying Precipitation on Infectious Diarrhea in Cyclone Landing Areas of Zhejiang Province, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 2: 1054-1068. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201054