title: Socio-demographic and climatic factors as correlates of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) in northern Sardinia.
abstract: Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is endemic in the Mediterranean area. We carried out a retrospective study to investigate the association between socio-demographic and climatic factors and MSF incidence in northern Sardinia. We found that maximum temperature levels during the previous summer were associated with increases in MSF incidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Fenicia
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Vescio
authors.forename: Maria Adriana
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Piras
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciccozzi
authors.forename: Antonina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carai
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farchi
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maroli
authors.forename: Maria S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016010:Binomial Distribution; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011891:Rain; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020114:Rickettsia conorii / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors