Changes in seasonality and sex ratio of scrub typhus: a case study of South Korea from 2003 to 2019 based on wavelet transform analysis
Our findings quantitatively demonstrated changes in seasonality with dual seasonal pattern and shortened overall periodicity and a decrease in sex differences of ST in South Korea. Our study suggests the need for continuous surveillance on populations of vector and host to address ST dynamics to preemptively prepare against global warming.
Authors
- Byung Chul Chun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-8916)
- Penelope Vounatsou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4904-5352)
- Jeehyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-3887)
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Korea University (KR)
- Korea University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09858-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55