Open AccessASTM: Developing the web service for anthrax related spatiotemporal characteristics and meteorology study
Author(s) -
Fan Shiwei,
Xiao Ming,
Sun Boyu,
Zhou Weizhong,
Chen Qingrong,
Lv Weimin,
Zhang Pengfei,
Zhang Le
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
quantitative biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2095-4697
pISSN - 2095-4689
DOI - 10.15302/j-qb-022-0288
Subject(s) - bacillus anthracis , transmission (telecommunications) , geography , computer science , biology , telecommunications , bacteria , genetics
Background Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis . Investigating the spatiotemporal characteristics of anthrax and the impact of meteorological factors on the incidence of anthrax is helpful for the prevention and control of anthrax. Methods At first, we applied the Granger causality test to explore the spatiotemporal characteristics of anthrax transmission between the counties and cities of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province of China. Then, we constructed three generalized linear models to analyze the impact of meteorological factors on the monthly number of anthrax cases in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Finally, we developed an easy‐to‐use online web server that integrates the above functions. Results This study developed an online service website (ASTM Anthrax in Gannan, Zhang Lab) for the analysis and visualization of anthrax, which not only can investigate the correlation of anthrax among different regions in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, but also can analyze the correlation between meteorological factors and the number of anthrax cases. Conclusions Our study not only explored spatiotemporal characteristics of anthrax transmission, but also analyzed the impact of seven meteorological factors on the monthly number of anthrax cases. Meanwhile, the online service website which integrates the above functions is useful for the prevention and control of anthrax.