Titre : | Association of influenza epidemics with global climate variability. (2004) |
Auteurs : | Cécile VIBOUD ; Pierre-Yves Boelle ; Antoine Flahault ; MYERS (Monica-F) : USA. Human Health Initiative. Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center. Greenbelt. MD. ; Khashayar PAKDAMAN ; Alain-Jacques VALLERON ; WILSON (Mark-L) : USA. University of Michigan. Department of Epidemiology. Ann Arbor. MI. ; Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint-Antoine. Paris. FRA ; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale. (I.N.S.E.R.M.). Unit 444. Epidemiology and Information Sciences. Paris. FRA ; Who Collaborating Center for electronic disease surveillance. Paris. FRA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 19, n° 11, 2004) |
Pagination : | 1055-1059 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Association ; Grippe ; Virose ; Infection ; Epidémie ; Morbidité [épidémiologie] ; Epidémiologie ; Climat ; Maladie environnementale ; Pathologie ; Ecologie ; Santé environnementale ; Morbidité ; Mortalité ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1YR0xdvm. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The reasons for the seasonality and annual changes in the impact of influenza epidemics remain poorly understood. We investigated the covariations between a major component of climate, namely the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and indicators of the impact of influenza, as measured by morbidity, excess mortality and viral subtypes collected in France during the period 1971-2002. We show that both the circulating subtype and the magnitude of ENSO are associated with the impact of influenza epidemics. Recognition of this association could lead to better understanding of the mechanisms of emergence of influenza epidemics. |