Predictiveness of disease risk in a global outreach tourist setting in Thailand using meteorological data and vector-borne disease incidences

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 10694-10709

  Ninphanomchai, Suwannapa ^a   Chansang, Chitti ^b   Hii, Yien Ling ^c   Rocklöv, Joacim ^c   Kittayapong, Pattamaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climatic factors; Dengue; Malaria; Thailand; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; HEALTH RISK; MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; DENGUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND; ANIMAL; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KO CHANG ARCHIPELAGO; THAILAND; TRAT;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DENGUE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

EID: 84908316212     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111010694     Document Type: Article

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