Environmental factors and incidence of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever in an urban area, Southern Thailand

Environmental factors and incidence of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever in an urban area, Southern Thailand

Using the enumeration district (ED) block level this study looked at the incidence of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) within the Songkhla municipality in Thailand. Each of the 146 blocks in this area were considered as study units and surveyed for their environmental characterist...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2008-01, Vol.136 (1), p.135-143
Hauptverfasser: THAMMAPALO, S., CHONGSUVIVATWONG, V., GEATER, A., DUERAVEE, M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arboviroses
Biological and medical sciences
Demography
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - etiology
Dengue - pathology
Dengue fever
Dengue fevers
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Disease
Disease outbreaks
Disease vectors
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Garbage disposal units
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Houses
Housing
Human viral diseases
Humans
Incidence
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Municipal solid waste
Original Papers
Population Surveillance
Predisposing factors
Risk Factors
Severe Dengue - epidemiology
Severe Dengue - etiology
Severe Dengue - pathology
Severity of Illness Index
Statistical analysis
Thailand - epidemiology
Tropical viral diseases
Urban Population
Variables
Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Using the enumeration district (ED) block level this study looked at the incidence of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) within the Songkhla municipality in Thailand. Each of the 146 blocks in this area were considered as study units and surveyed for their environmental characteristics. A total of 287 cases of DH/DHF occurring in the year 1998 were selected for this study and the location of their homes mapped. Clustering analysis showed point clustering of the homes (P
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268807008126