Predicted pattern of Zika virus infection distribution with reference to rainfall in Thailand
10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.05.014
- Author:
Somsri WIWANITKIT
1
;
Viroj WIWANITKIT
2
Author Information
1. Wiwanitkit House
2. Hainan Medical University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infection;
Rainfall;
Zika virus
- From:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
2016;9(7):719-720
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Zika virus infection is the present global medical problem. The disease appears in several countries around the world. The relationship between rainfall and occurrence of Zika virus infection was previously mentioned. Here, the authors use the mathematical modeling technique to reappraise on the previous data on immunoreactivity rate of Zika virus, dengue virus and Ckikungunya virus in Thailand and the reported interrelationship between arboviral infections and rainfall in Thailand for constructing of the predicted pattern of Zika virus distribution in Thailand. This data can be a useful tool for further disease surveillance in this area.
