| Literature DB >> 14964812 |
E Chinga-Alayo1, E Huarcaya, C Nasarre, R del Aguila, A Llanos-Cuentas.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between bartonellosis and selected climatic factors during the time periods 1983-1988 and 1995-99, which included two events of the El Niño phenomenon (1986-88, 1997-98), and to identify a reliable climate parameter to be used as an alert indicator for bartonellosis outbreaks in Ancash. The study site was Ancash and its province Carhuaz, Peru. Time-series cross-correlation analysis was used to assess the association between bartonellosis and climate parameters. A higher, almost 4-fold, monthly bartonellosis incidence risk in Ancash department was observed during the El Niño events of 1986-88 and 1997-98. At a regional (Ancash department) and local level (Carhuaz, Ancash), the best correlation was observed between bartonellosis and sea-surface temperature (SST). The results indicate that SST would be the best climate parameter to be used as an alert indicator for bartonellosis outbreaks in Ancash.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 14964812 DOI： 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)00017-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184