• FluTrackers.com Inc. does not provide medical advice. Information on this web site is collected from various internet resources, and the FluTrackers board of directors makes no warranty to the safety, efficacy, correctness or completeness of the information posted on this site by any author or poster. The information collated here is for instructional and/or discussion purposes only and is NOT intended to diagnose or treat any disease, illness, or other medical condition. Every individual reader or poster should seek advice from their personal physician/healthcare practitioner before considering or using any interventions that are discussed on this website. By continuing to access this website you agree to consult your personal physican before using any interventions posted on this website, and you agree to hold harmless FluTrackers.com Inc., the board of directors, the members, and all authors and posters for any effects from use of any medication, supplement, vitamin or other substance, device, intervention, etc. mentioned in posts on this website, or other internet venues referenced in posts on this website.
  • We are not asking for any donations. Do not donate to any entity who says they are raising funds for us.

Int J Environ Health Res . Effects of temperature on influenza activity across different populations in a subtropical region: a 7-year surveillance

tetano

Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Environ Health Res


. 2024 Dec 14:1-11.
doi: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2442767. Online ahead of print. Effects of temperature on influenza activity across different populations in a subtropical region: a 7-year surveillance in Changsha, China

Kun Sun[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shuilian Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xixing Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yelan Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xuewen Yang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yinzhu Zhou[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



Affiliations
Abstract

Changsha, a city of 10 million people in China, has complex patterns of influenza activities. There is limited evidence on how temperature influences influenza activity across different populations in a subtropical region. We collected influenza surveillance data from all medical facilities in Changsha City from 2017 to 2023. The effects of temperature on various influenza indicators, including daily frequency of influenza, influenza-like illness (ILI) rate, influenza A (FluA) rate, and influenza B (FluB) rate, were assessed using the distributed lag nonlinear model. This study revealed temperature exhibited the most significant impact on influenza activity. The low temperature (below 10°C) increased the effect on all influenza indicators, while the high temperature (above 25°C) primarily enhanced the effect on FluA and ILI rates. The impact on populations aged 6-17 years was significantly stronger than on other groups. The research results could provide reference for influenza prediction and early warning.

Keywords: FluA; FluB; ILI; Influenza; temperature.

 
Back
Top Bottom