Measuring the impact of sea surface temperature on the human incidence of Vibrio sp. infection in British Columbia, Canada, 1992–2017

Autor: Eleni Galanis, Michael Otterstatter, Marsha Taylor
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Environmental Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00605-x
Popis: Abstract Background Vibrio growth in the environment is related to sea surface temperature (SST). The incidence of human Vibrio illness increased sharply in British Columbia (BC) between 2008 and 2015 for unknown reasons, culminating in the largest outbreak of shellfish-associated Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) in Canadian history in 2015. Our objective was to assess the relationship between SST and Vibrio illness in BC, Canada during 1992–2017 and assess the role of SST and other environmental factors in the 2015 Vp outbreak. Methods Cases of Vibrio infection reported to the BC Centre for Disease Control during 1992–2017 were used. SST data were obtained from NOAA and NASA. We assessed changes in incidence trend of annual Vibrio cases during 1992–2017 using a Poisson regression. We assessed the correlation between annual Vibrio cases and the average annual maximum SST using a Spearman rank-order correlation. We modeled the association between weekly Vp case counts, SST and other environmental factors during 2007–2017 using a Poisson regression. Results There was a significant increase in Vibrio cases between 2008 and 2015 (annual slope = 0.163, P
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