Open AccessClimatic, reservoir and occupational variables and the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China
Author(s) -
Peng Bi,
Shilu Tong,
Ken Donald,
Kevin A. Parton,
Jinfa Ni
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/31.1.189
Subject(s) - china , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , medicine , geography , archaeology , electrical engineering , engineering
Being a zoonosis, the transmission of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is influenced by climatic, reservoir and occupational factors. This paper has quantified the incidence and potential risk factors of HFRS in Yingshang County, a low-lying epidemic focus of the disease in China.
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