Bibliographic citations
Gonzales, P., Matzunaga, M. (2022). Estacionalidad de la leptospirosis y su correlación con las variables climáticas en el Perú entre los años 2012-2019 [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659439
Gonzales, P., Matzunaga, M. Estacionalidad de la leptospirosis y su correlación con las variables climáticas en el Perú entre los años 2012-2019 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659439
@misc{renati/1291921,
title = "Estacionalidad de la leptospirosis y su correlación con las variables climáticas en el Perú entre los años 2012-2019",
author = "Matzunaga Angeludis, Melanie",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2022"
}
Introduction: Leptospirosis is an infectious zoonotic disease. Perú is the second country in Latin America with the highest incidence of this pathology. This can be influenced by climate factors. The study objective was to identify leptospirosis seasonality and its correlation with two climate factors in Perú from 2012 to 2019 Methodology: This was an ecological study that used the statistical R package. We analyzed the accumulated incidence of leptospirosis finding regions and provinces with the highest rate to evaluate leptospirosis seasonality. We used wavelet morlet, wavelet power spectrum and wavelet coherence for seasonality and to evaluate its correlation with temperature and precipitations. Results: The regions with the highest incidence of Leptospirosis were Ayacucho, Loreto and Madre Dios. This study did not find sustained and significant seasonality between 2012 to 2019. Correlation between leptospirosis incidence and precipitations was found. Among provinces, Huanta, presented seasonality and correlation with precipitation and temperature. Conclusion: In Perú, leptospirosis incidence distribution is ubiquitous, and it does not present seasonality between 2012 to 2019. However, there is a correlation between climate factors and leptospirosis incidence. It is necessary to evaluate further the relationship between the climate factors and leptospirosis in Peru. Also, a disease control program is needed since Leptospirosis in Peru is endemic.
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