Spatiotemporal transmission dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China, 2005-2012

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by many serotypes of hantaviruses. In China, HFRS has been recognized as a severe public health problem with 90% of the total reported cases in the world. This study describes the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS cases in C...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2014-11, Vol.8 (11), p.e3344-e3344
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Wen-Yi, Wang, Li-Ya, Liu, Yun-Xi, Yin, Wen-Wu, Hu, Wen-Biao, Magalhaes, Ricardo J Soares, Ding, Fan, Sun, Hai-Long, Zhou, Hang, Li, Shen-Long, Haque, Ubydul, Tong, Shi-Lu, Glass, Gregory E, Bi, Peng, Clements, Archie C A, Liu, Qi-Yong, Li, Cheng-Yi
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Zusammenfassung:Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by many serotypes of hantaviruses. In China, HFRS has been recognized as a severe public health problem with 90% of the total reported cases in the world. This study describes the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS cases in China and identifies the regions, time, and populations at highest risk, which could help the planning and implementation of key preventative measures. Data on all reported HFRS cases at the county level from January 2005 to December 2012 were collected from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Geographic Information System-based spatiotemporal analyses including Local Indicators of Spatial Association and Kulldorff's space-time scan statistic were performed to detect local high-risk space-time clusters of HFRS in China. In addition, cases from high-risk and low-risk counties were compared to identify significant demographic differences. A total of 100,868 cases were reported during 2005-2012 in mainland China. There were significant variations in the spatiotemporal dynamics of HFRS. HFRS cases occurred most frequently in June, November, and December. There was a significant positive spatial autocorrelation of HFRS incidence during the study periods, with Moran's I values ranging from 0.46 to 0.56 (P
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003344