Correlations between climate change-related infectious diseases and meteorological factors in Korea

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 436 - 444
• Main Authors: Kim, Si Heon, Jang, Jae Yeon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: Korea (South) 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Climate; Female; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome - epidemiology; Humans; Leptospirosis - epidemiology; Malaria - epidemiology; Male; Meteorological Concepts; Middle Aged; Occupations; Republic of Korea; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - epidemiology; Seasons; Vibrio Infections - epidemiology; Republic of Korea

Infectious diseases are known to be affected by climate change. We investigated if the infectious diseases were related to meteorological factors in Korea. Scrub typhus, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), leptospirosis, malaria and Vibrio vulnificus sepsis among the National Notifiable In...