Association of Weather Variables With Pathogens Contributing to Conjunctivitis Worldwide
This study suggests that weather factors affect pathogens differently. Particularly, humidity and precipitation were predictors for pathogens contributing to conjunctivitis worldwide. Additional work is needed to clarify the effects of shifts in weather and environmental factors on ocular infectious diseases.
Authors
- Benjamin F. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-7295)
- Cindi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9194-7176)
- Edmund Yik Kong Tsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-9191)
- Daisy Yan
- Wiwan Sansanayudh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-7713)
- Ali Sié (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3959-2520)
- Elodie Lebas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-7155)
- Vannarut Satitpitakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1020-6833)
- Thuy Doan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-8370)
- Ruti Sella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4748-4685)
- Tania Onclinx
- Vivien M. Tham
- Prajna Lalitha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5379-7015)
- Yen Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-3284)
- Michael Deiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4977-6147)
- Travis C. Porco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-3171)
- Wipada Laovirojjanakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9290-3156)
- Jessica G. Shantha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4449-8598)
- Mamadou Bountogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-1617)
- Thomas M. Lietman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8216-0240)
- Stephen D. McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-1522)
- Namperumalsamy Venkatesh Prajna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2019-4044)
- Beido Nassirou
- Ibrahim Almou
- Meenu Chaudhary
- Lina Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-0191)
- Kevin Ouimette
- Lee Goren
- Esmeralda McClean
- Huy Tran
- Abdou Amza
- Thomas Abraham
- Armin Hinterwirth
- YuHeng Liu
- Danny Yu
- Gerami D Seitzman
- Boubacar Coulibaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-6741)
Institutions
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- Thai Red Cross Society (TH)
- Institut de la Vision (FR)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Khon Kaen University (TH)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- Aravind Eye Hospital (IN)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
- San Francisco Foundation (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Phramongkutklao Hospital (TH)
- Doheny Eye Institute (US)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
- Phu Yen University (VN)
- École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature (NE)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
- Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (BF)
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae417
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
Funders
- Research to Prevent Blindness