@article{fdi:010058170,
  title = {{S}patial diffusion of influenza outbreak-related climate factors in {C}hiang {M}ai {P}rovince, {T}hailand},
  author = {{N}akapan, {S}. and {T}ripathi, {N}. {K}. and {T}ipdecho, {T}. and {S}ouris, {M}arc},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nfluenza is one of the most important leading causes of respiratory illness in the countries located in the tropical areas of {S}outh {E}ast {A}sia and {T}hailand. {I}n this study the climate factors associated with influenza incidence in {C}hiang {M}ai {P}rovince, {N}orthern {T}hailand, were investigated. {I}dentification of factors responsible for influenza outbreaks and the mapping of potential risk areas in {C}hiang {M}ai are long overdue. {T}his work examines the association between yearly climate patterns between 2001 and 2008 and influenza outbreaks in the {C}hiang {M}ai {P}rovince. {T}he climatic factors included the amount of rainfall, percent of rainy days, relative humidity, maximum, minimum temperatures and temperature difference. {T}he study develops a statistical analysis to quantitatively assess the relationship between climate and influenza outbreaks and then evaluate its suitability for predicting influenza outbreaks. {A} multiple linear regression technique was used to fit the statistical model. {T}he {I}nverse {D}istance {W}eighted ({IDW}) interpolation and {G}eographic {I}nformation {S}ystem ({GIS}) techniques were used in mapping the spatial diffusion of influenza risk zones. {T}he results show that there is a significance correlation between influenza outbreaks and climate factors for the majority of the studied area. {A} statistical analysis was conducted to assess the validity of the model comparing model outputs and actual outbreaks.},
  keywords = {influenza ; spatial statistics ; climate factors ; climate variability ; {G}eographic {I}nformation {S}ystems ({GIS}) ; health risk map},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {3824--3842},
  ISSN = {1660-4601},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.3390/ijerph9113824},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058170},
}