Pinfold J V, Horan N J, Mara D D
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, England.
Int J Epidemiol. 1991 Sep;20(3):777-86. doi: 10.1093/ije/20.3.777.
This paper examines the seasonal variation in the reported incidence of acute diarrhoea for selected areas in the northeast of Thailand. Charts are presented which show rainfall, temperature and reported incidence of acute diarrhoea for the period 1982 to 1987. Incidence of diarrhoea appears to be inversely related to a sharp decrease in temperature around January each year. Although rainfall does not appear to have a direct effect on the relative incidence of acute diarrhoea, there is always a consistent reduction during July or August, after the rains have begun. Seasonal changes in climate may be indirectly related to other factors which have an important bearing on diarrhoeal disease. Rainwater collection is an important water source in this region and the affect this has on water use is discussed in relation to faeco-oral disease transmission.
本文研究了泰国东北部特定地区报告的急性腹泻发病率的季节性变化。文中呈现了图表，展示了1982年至1987年期间的降雨量、温度以及报告的急性腹泻发病率。腹泻发病率似乎与每年1月左右气温的急剧下降呈负相关。虽然降雨似乎对急性腹泻的相对发病率没有直接影响，但在降雨开始后的7月或8月期间，发病率总会持续下降。气候的季节性变化可能与其他对腹泻病有重要影响的因素间接相关。雨水收集是该地区的重要水源，文中讨论了其对用水的影响以及与粪口疾病传播的关系。
