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dc.contributor.authorTong, S
dc.contributor.authorHu, W
dc.contributor.authorNicholls, N
dc.contributor.authorDale, P
dc.contributor.authorMacKenzie, JS
dc.contributor.authorPatz, J
dc.contributor.authorMcMichael, AJ
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:11:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:11:27Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2009-08-19T06:05:02Z
dc.identifier.issn1444-0903
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00935.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4422
dc.description.abstractThis report assesses the impact of the variability in environmental and vector factors on the transmission of Ross River virus (RRV) in Brisbane, Australia. Poisson time series regression analyses were conducted using monthly data on the counts of RRV cases, climate variables (Southern Oscillation Index and rainfall), high tides and mosquito density for the period of 1998-2001. The results indicate that increases in the high tide (relative risk (RR): 1.65; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20-2.26), rainfall (RR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.21-1.73), mosquito density (RR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.09-1.27), the density of Culex annulirostris (RR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.13-1.37) and the density of Ochlerotatus vigilax (RR: 2.39; 95% CI: 2.30-2.48), each at a lag of 1 month, were statistically significantly associated with the rise of monthly RRV incidence. The results of the present study might facilitate the development of early warning systems for reducing the incidence of this wide-spread disease in Australia and other Pacific island nations. (Intern Med J 2005; 35: 677-680)
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeOXFORD, ENGLAND
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00935.x
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom677
dc.relation.ispartofpageto680
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternal Medicine Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume35
dc.rights.retentionN
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCardiovascular medicine and haematology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleClimatic, high tide and vector variables and the transmission of Ross River virus
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2005 Blackwell Publishing. The definitive version is available at [www.blackwell-synergy.com.]
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDale, Patricia E.


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