Open AccessEffects of meteorological factors on the incidence of <i>meningococcal</i> meningitis
Author(s) -
Xue Bai,
Bin Hu,
Qi Yan,
Ting Luo,
Bo Qü,
Nan Jiang,
Jie Liu,
Yaxin Zhu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v17i3.25
Subject(s) - goodness of fit , lisrel , incidence (geometry) , atmospheric sciences , medicine , structural equation modeling , environmental science , sunshine duration , statistics , relative humidity , meteorology , mathematics , geography , geometry , geology
Substantial climate changes have led to the emergence and re-emergence of various infectious diseases worldwide, presenting an imperative need to explore the effects of meteorological factors on serious contagious disease incidences such as that of meningococcal meningitis (MCM).