title: [Influence of the climate variability on acute respiratory infections in the city of Bogotá].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute respiratory infection is one of the most significant causes of morbidity in Bogota, and its burden of disease has increased in association with climate variability .
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate weekly trends of acute respiratory infection in relation to meteorological variables (temperature, relative humidity and cumulative rainfall) in Bogota during 2011 and 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  Epidemiological and meteorological data from 104 weeks were gathered. Temporal variability was taken into account including previous weeks and spatial variability was considered by studying each zone of the city separately (north, south, east, west). Statistical analysis was performed through Poisson dynamic regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The relative humidity had the greater impact on acute respiratory infection and its effects lasted between 8 to 10 weeks. Cumulative rainfall had effects only in the east zone, while the temperature presented mild effects across the four different zones of the city.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Such results are the first step for the design of health-related early warning systems associated with climate variability.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: María Elsa
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Correal
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Esteban
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Marthá
authors.affiliation: Vigilancia en Salud Pública, Secretaría Distrital de Salud, Bogotá, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarmiento
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002947:Cities; D002980:Climate; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014504:Urban Health