ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014
The occurrence of melioidosis is related to different climatic conditions in distinct topographical areas of Taiwan.
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- Dry Season Melioidosis in the Tropical North of Australia.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Outbreak of melioidosis in a highly urbanized area.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Article
- Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Melioidosis in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Geographical and climatic contributions to melioidosis hotspot formation in Southern Taiwan.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The spatial mapping of melioidosis exposure in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Melioidosis Morbidity Rate and Local Environmental Indicators Using Remotely Sensed Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- An Assessment of Human Opportunistic Pathogenic Bacteria on Daily Necessities in Nanjing City during Plum Rain Season.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Community-Acquired, Bacteraemic Acinetobacter Baumannii Pneumonia: A Retrospective Review of Cases in Tropical Queensland, Australia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Endemic melioidosis in central Taiwan-A longitudinal case cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Drivers of melioidosis endemicity: epidemiological transition, zoonosis, and climate change.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Climatic drivers of melioidosis in Laos and Cambodia: a 16-year case series analysis.The Lancet. Planetary health · 2018Article
- Transmission Modes of Melioidosis in Taiwan.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- The Role of Climate in the Epidemiology of Melioidosis.Current tropical medicine reports · 2017Review
- Airborne Transmission of Melioidosis to Humans from Environmental Aerosols Contaminated with B. pseudomallei.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015Article
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Abstract
This study assessed the correlations between the incidence of melioidosis and rainfall, wind strength and wind direction in both the flat and hilly regions of Taiwan. Data from the melioidosis and climate databases from 2005 to 2011 were combined and analysed. With the inclusion of a lag time accounting for a possible incubation period for melioidosis, the daily rainfall and wind-speed data were correlated with the number of confirmed melioidosis cases. The incidence of melioidosis in the flat region was related to the wind speed (>19 m/s) and the specific angle (150°, 220°, 280°) of the wind direction. Rainfall is a common environmental factor that contributes to an increase in the incidence of melioidosis in both areas; however, the contribution of wind strength or wind direction to the spread of melioidosis was restricted to areas with specific topographical characteristics, such as hills.
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