IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v14y2017i12p1469-d120618.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Climatic Factors and Influenza Transmission, Spain, 2010–2015

Author

Listed:
  • Diana Gomez-Barroso

    (National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública—CIBERESP), Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Inmaculada León-Gómez

    (National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública—CIBERESP), Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Concepción Delgado-Sanz

    (National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública—CIBERESP), Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Amparo Larrauri

    (National Centre for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública—CIBERESP), Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The spatio-temporal distribution of influenza is linked to variations in meteorological factors, like temperature, absolute humidity, or the amount of rainfall. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between influenza activity, and meteorological variables in Spain, across five influenza seasons: 2010–2011 through to 2014–2015 using generalized linear negative binomial mixed models that we calculated the weekly influenza proxies, defined as the weekly influenza-like illness rates, multiplied by the weekly proportion of respiratory specimens that tested positive for influenza. The results showed an association between influenza transmission and dew point and cumulative precipitation. In increase in the dew point temperature of 5 degrees produces a 7% decrease in the Weekly Influenza Proxy (RR 0.928, IC: 0.891–0.966), and while an increase of 10 mm in weekly rainfall equates to a 17% increase in the Weekly Influenza Proxy (RR 1.172, IC: 1.097–1.251). Influenza transmission in Spain is influenced by variations in meteorological variables as temperature, absolute humidity, or the amount of rainfall.

Suggested Citation

  • Diana Gomez-Barroso & Inmaculada León-Gómez & Concepción Delgado-Sanz & Amparo Larrauri, 2017. "Climatic Factors and Influenza Transmission, Spain, 2010–2015," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:12:p:1469-:d:120618
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/12/1469/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/12/1469/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ka Chun Chong & William Goggins & Benny Chung Ying Zee & Maggie Haitian Wang, 2015. "Identifying Meteorological Drivers for the Seasonal Variations of Influenza Infections in a Subtropical City — Hong Kong," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-17, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Nan Zhang & Yuguo Li, 2018. "Transmission of Influenza A in a Student Office Based on Realistic Person-to-Person Contact and Surface Touch Behaviour," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-20, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:12:p:1469-:d:120618. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.