Association among persistent chemical pollutants and infectious encephalitis: a mixture exposure and mediation approach
We found that most persistent chemical pollutants in the air increase the risk of neurotoxicity-related morbidity and mortality. Among them, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is primarily driven by PCB and OC, while encephalitis B is mainly driven by CH<sub>4</sub> and HCB. The greenhouse gas N<sub>2</sub>O may play a mediating role between chemical pollutant exposure and the outcomes of infectious encephalitis. In the future, identifying the effects of chemical mixtures can better support the causal relationship between air pollution and neurotoxicity.
Authors
- Weimin Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1130-1151)
- Zhenyao Song
- Juan Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9472-0647)
- G L Qu
Institutions
- United States Air Force (US)
- Air Force General Hospital PLA (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25768-5
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00