Association of melioidosis incidence with rainfall and humidity, Singapore, 2003-2012

Soil has been considered the natural reservoir for the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis. We examined 550 melioidosis cases that occurred during a 10-year period in the highly urbanized city of Singapore, where soil exposure is rare, and found that rainfall and humidity l...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 159 - 162
Main Authors Liu, Xiang, Pang, Long, Sim, Siew Hoon, Goh, Kee Tai, Ravikumar, Sharada, Win, Mar Soe, Tan, Gladys, Cook, Alex Richard, Fisher, Dale, Chai, Louis Yi Ann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2015
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Association of Melioidosis Incidence with Rainfall and Humidity, Singapore, 2003–2012
Burkholderia pseudomallei
climate
Dispatch
Distribution
Environmental aspects
Female
Humans
Humidity
Incidence
Male
Medical climatology
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
melioidosis
Melioidosis - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Proportional Hazards Models
Pseudomonas infections
Rain
rainfall
Seasons
Singapore - epidemiology
temperature
Urban Population
Singapore
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Summary:Soil has been considered the natural reservoir for the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis. We examined 550 melioidosis cases that occurred during a 10-year period in the highly urbanized city of Singapore, where soil exposure is rare, and found that rainfall and humidity levels were associated with disease incidence.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2101.140042