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Effect of environmental variables on incidence of tick-borne encephalitis, leptospirosis and tularaemia
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SYSNO ASEP 0547932 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Effect of environmental variables on incidence of tick-borne encephalitis, leptospirosis and tularaemia Author(s) Hubálek, Zdeněk (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title Central European Journal of Public Health. - : Státní zdravotní ústav - ISSN 1210-7778
Roč. 29, č. 3 (2021), s. 187-190Number of pages 4 s. Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords rodents ; Czech Republic ; Microtus arvalis ; Flavivirus ; Leptospira ; Francisella ; North Atlantic Oscillation ; acorn crop Subject RIV GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine OECD category Epidemiology Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000753317100004 EID SCOPUS 85118285771 DOI 10.21101/cejph.a6116 Annotation OBJECTIVES: Potential effect of three environmental variables (population density of rodents, global weather in the form of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, and acorn crop) on human morbidity rate of three zoonoses: tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), leptospirosis and tularaemia were analysed in the Czech Republic for the period 1970-1990. METHODS: The Pearson's correlation analysis was used. RESULTS: The correlation analysis revealed that the significant factor for explaining annual morbidity rates of these zoonoses was the abundance of common voles (Microtus arvalis) in the current year (for leptospirosis) or in the previous calendar year (for TBE and tularaemia). CONCLUSIONS: The two other environmental variables tested (NAO index and acorn production) do not seem to play a significant role in these zoonoses in Central Europe. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a6116
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