Spatiotemporal dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Jiangxi province, China



Yang, Shu, Gao, Yuan, Liu, Xiaobo, Liu, Xiaoqing, Liu, Yangqing, Metelmann, Soeren ORCID: 0000-0002-2394-5301, Yuan, Chenying, Yue, Yujuan, Chen, Shengen and Liu, Qiyong
(2020) Spatiotemporal dynamics of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Jiangxi province, China. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10 (1). 14291-.

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Abstract

Historically, Jiangxi province has had the largest HFRS burden in China. However, thus far, the comprehensive understanding of the spatiotemporal distributions of HFRS is limited in Jiangxi. In this study, seasonal decomposition analysis, spatial autocorrelation analysis, and space-time scan statistic analyses were performed to detect the spatiotemporal dynamics distribution of HFRS cases from 2005 to 2018 in Jiangxi at the county scale. The epidemic of HFRS showed the characteristic of bi-peak seasonality, the primary peak in winter (November to January) and the second peak in early summer (May to June), and the amplitude and the magnitude of HFRS outbreaks have been increasing. The results of global and local spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the HFRS epidemic exhibited the characteristic of highly spatially heterogeneous, and Anyi, Fengxin, Yifeng, Shanggao, Jing'an and Gao'an county were hot spots areas. A most likely cluster, and two secondary likely clusters were detected in 14-years duration. The higher risk areas of the HFRS outbreak were mainly located in Jiangxi northern hilly state, spreading to Wuyi mountain hilly state as time advanced. This study provided valuable information for local public health authorities to design and implement effective measures for the control and prevention of HFRS.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Humans, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Cluster Analysis, Seasons, Adolescent, Adult, Middle Aged, China, Female, Male, Young Adult, Epidemics, Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2021 14:56
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 21:33
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70761-0
Open Access URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-70761-0
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3133708