Spatiotemporal trends and climatic factors of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome epidemic in Shandong Province, China.

• Main Authors: Li-Qun Fang (Author), Xian-Jun Wang (Author), Song Liang (Author), Yan-Li Li (Author), Shao-Xia Song (Author), Wen-Yi Zhang (Author), Quan Qian (Author), Ya-Pin Li (Author), Lan Wei (Author), Zhi-Qiang Wang (Author), Hong Yang (Author), Wu-Chun Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-borne disease caused by Hantaviruses. It is endemic in all 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and metropolitan areas in mainland China where human cases account for 90% of the total global cases. Shandong Province is among the most...