Associations of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and dynamics of scrub typhus incidence in China: a nationwide time-series study.

Journal: BMC public health
Published Date: May 29, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Environmental factors have been identified as significant risk factors for scrub typhus. However, the impact of inorganic compounds such as greenhouse gases and air pollutants on the incidence of scrub typhus has not been evaluated.

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  • Haoyue Cao
    School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, No.21 Bohai Avenue, Tangshan, Hebei Province, 063210, China.
  • Jianqiang Han
    Department of Medical Engineering, Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Air Force Medical University, Beijing, 100142, China.
  • Weiming Hou
    Department of Medical Engineering, Air Force Medical Center, PLA, Air Force Medical University, Beijing, 100142, China. hwm100908@163.com.
  • Juxiang Yuan
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei Province, P.R. China. yuanjx@ncst.edu.cn.

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