Understanding the Impact of Rainfall on Diarrhea: Testing the Concentration-Dilution Hypothesis Using a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Projected increases in extreme weather may change relationships between rain-related climate exposures and diarrheal disease. Whether rainfall increases or decreases diarrhea rates is unclear based on prior literature. The concentration-dilution hypothesis suggests that these conflicting results are...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 2020-12, Vol.128 (12), p.126001
Hauptverfasser:	Kraay, Alicia N M, Man, Olivia, Levy, Morgan C, Levy, Karen, Ionides, Edward, Eisenberg, Joseph N S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case reports Causes of Climate change Climatic changes Confidence intervals Diarrhea Diarrhea - epidemiology Dilution Disease Drought Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Exposure Extreme weather Floods Health aspects Hypotheses Illnesses Meta-analysis Pathogens Precipitation Public health Rain Rain and rainfall Rainfall Rainy season Review Risk factors Rotavirus Seasons Surface water Systematic review Variables Water Microbiology Weather
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