The non-linear and lagged short-term relationship between rainfall and leptospirosis and the intermediate role of floods in the Philippines.

• Main Authors: Naohiko Matsushita (Author), Chris Fook Sheng Ng (Author), Yoonhee Kim (Author), Motoi Suzuki (Author), Nobuo Saito (Author), Koya Ariyoshi (Author), Eumelia P Salva (Author), Efren M Dimaano (Author), Jose B Villarama (Author), Winston S Go (Author), Masahiro Hashizume (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leptospirosis is a worldwide bacterial zoonosis. Outbreaks of leptospirosis after heavy rainfall and flooding have been reported. However, few studies have formally quantified the effect of weather factors on leptospirosis incidence. We estimated the association between rainfall and leptospirosis ca...