ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2024
Long-term effects of meteorological factors on severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome incidence in eastern China from 2014 to 2020: An ecological time-series study.
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- Systematic review of environmental factors associated with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome occurrences.Epidemiologic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Meteorological and environmental factors associated with the spatiotemporal risk of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan: A prefecture-level time-series modeling study.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- The Impact of Ambient Temperature on the Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Incidence during 2009-2023 in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2026Article
- Complex exposure-response relationships between meteorological factors and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome risk.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- From qualitative prediction to quantitative insight: combined meteorological patterns and regional dynamics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Liaoning Province, China, 2010-2024.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2026Article
- The effect of meteorological factors on severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: Evidence from 34 Chinese cities.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Environmental, climatic, and social risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and the implications of climate change.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Modeling the role of environmental and socioeconomic factors in endemic SFTS risk using a multicomponent framework.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Short-Term Effects of Meteorological Factors on Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Incidence in Xinyang, China.GeoHealth · 2025Article
- Epidemiological characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and the relationship with meteorological factors in Jiangsu Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Alarming implications: severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome and its biological vectors in the context of climate change.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne disease with susceptibility influenced by meteorological factors. However, there is limited understanding of the delayed and interactive impacts of meteorological factors on SFTS incidence.
methodsDaily incidence data of SFTS and corresponding meteorological factors for the Jiaodong Peninsula in northeast China were collected from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2020. Random forest regression model, based on custom search, was performed to compare the importance of meteorological factors. Generalized additive model with quasi-Poisson regression was conducted to examine the nonlinear relationships and interactive effects using penalized spline methods. A distributed lag nonlinear model with quasi-Poisson regression was constructed to estimate exposure-lag effects of meteorological factors.
resultsThe most important meteorological factor was weekly mean lowest temperature. The relationship between meteorological factors and SFTS incidence revealed a nonlinear and intricate pattern. Interaction analyses showed that prolonged sunshine duration posed a climatic risk within a specific temperature range for SFTS incidence. The maximum relative risk (RR) observed under extremely low temperature (-4°C) was 1.33 at lag of 15 week, while under extremely high temperature (25°C), the minimum RR was 0.65 at lag of 13 week. The RRs associated with both extremely high and low sunshine duration escalated with an increase in lag weeks.
conclusionsThis study underscores that meteorological factors exert nonlinear, delayed, and interactive effects on SFTS incidence. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the dependency of SFTS incidence on meteorological factors in particular climates.
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