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2015-08-26Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134701
Associations between Meteorological Parameters and Influenza Activity in Berlin (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Castile and León (Spain) and Israeli Districts
dc.contributor.authorSoebiyanto, Radina P.
dc.contributor.authorGross, Diane
dc.contributor.authorJorgensen, Pernille
dc.contributor.authorBuda, Silke
dc.contributor.authorBromberg, Michal
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, Zalman
dc.contributor.authorProsenc, Katarina
dc.contributor.authorSocan, Maja
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Tomás Vega
dc.contributor.authorWiddowson, Marc-Alain
dc.contributor.authorKiang, Richard K.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T18:31:12Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T18:31:12Z
dc.date.created2015-10-15
dc.date.issued2015-08-26none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reMiAjyidZmI/PDF/26eQk5hsDZs.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/2150
dc.description.abstractBackground: Studies in the literature have indicated that the timing of seasonal influenza epidemic varies across latitude, suggesting the involvement of meteorological and environmental conditions in the transmission of influenza. In this study, we investigated the link between meteorological parameters and influenza activity in 9 sub-national areas with temperate and subtropical climates: Berlin (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Castile and León (Spain) and all 6 districts in Israel. Methods: We estimated weekly influenza-associated influenza-like-illness (ILI) or Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) incidence to represent influenza activity using data from each country’s sentinel surveillance during 2000–2011 (Spain) and 2006–2011 (all others). Meteorological data was obtained from ground stations, satellite and assimilated data. Two generalized additive models (GAM) were developed, with one using specific humidity as a covariate and another using minimum temperature. Precipitation and solar radiation were included as additional covariates in both models. The models were adjusted for previous weeks’ influenza activity, and were trained separately for each study location. Results: Influenza activity was inversely associated (pger
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectIncidenceeng
dc.subjectTemperatureeng
dc.subjectInfluenza Human/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectBerlin/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectResidence Characteristicseng
dc.subjectHumidityeng
dc.subjectIsraeleng
dc.subjectMeteorological Conceptseng
dc.subjectSlovenia/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectSpain/epidemiologyeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleAssociations between Meteorological Parameters and Influenza Activity in Berlin (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Castile and León (Spain) and Israeli Districts
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10041212
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0134701
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2075
local.edoc.container-titlePLoS ONE
local.edoc.container-textSoebiyanto RP, Gross D, Jorgensen P, Buda S, Bromberg M, Kaufman Z, et al. (2015) Associations between Meteorological Parameters and Influenza Activity in Berlin (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Castile and León (Spain) and Israeli Districts. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0134701.
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134701
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local.edoc.container-volume10
local.edoc.container-issue8
local.edoc.container-year2015

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