title: Temperature and atmospheric pressure may be considered as predictors for the occurrence of bacillary dysentery in Guangzhou, Southern China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The control of bacillary dysentery (BD) remains a big challenge for China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Negative binomial multivariable regression was used to study relationships between meteorological variables and the occurrence of BD during the period of 2006-2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each 1°C rise of temperature corresponded to an increase of 3.60% (95%CI, 3.03% to 4.18%) in the monthly number of BD cases, whereas a 1 hPa rise in atmospheric pressure corresponded to a decrease in the number of BD cases by 2.85% (95%CI = 3.34% to 2.37% decrease).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Temperature and atmospheric pressure may be considered as predictors for the occurrence of BD in Guangzhou.
authors: Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, PR, China.
authors: Tiegang
authors: T
authors: Li
authors: Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, PR, China.
authors: Zhicong
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, PR, China.
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013696:Temperature; D055815:Young Adult