Vázquez, Josefina Reynoso and Cortés, Rosa Isela Barrera and Tenorio, Oliva Castro and Morales, Viridiana Vázquez and Mancera, Leonardo Daniel Trujillo and Garnica, Alfonso Reyes and Ledezma, Jesús Carlos Ruvalcaba (2024) Influenza Morbidity in the State of Hidalgo, is There Correlation with Climate Change? Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 23 (8). pp. 86-96. ISSN 2456-690X
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Abstract
Influenza is a contagious infection of viral origin; every year, it causes a high disease burden, due to the epidemics it instigates throughout the world. In Mexico, pneumonia and influenza are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. From the time of the Greek philosophers, diseases were attributed to the climatic changes. The WHO Early Warning System notes the influence of climatic that variation for influenza epidemic risk is moderate for.
Objective: Determine if there is correlation between the minimum temperatures recorded in the state of Hidalgo, and the influenza cases reported during 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Material and Methods: A retrospective observational study was done, which was of transversal and correlational character which conducted a review of data Automated Unified System for Epidemiological Surveillance (SUAVE 2014-2016) and in Mexico Weather Report National Weather Service performed (2014-2016).
Results and Conclusions: According to the statistical analysis, it was concluded that in 2014 (Sig = 0.001) and 2015 (Sig. = 0.00) there is a correlation between the minimum temperatures recorded and the number of reported cases of influenza.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Afro Asian Archive > Geological Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@afroasianarchive.com |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2024 05:04 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2024 05:04 |
URI: | http://info.stmdigitallibrary.com/id/eprint/1362 |