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J Res Health Sci. 2017;17(2): e00378.
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Modeling the Geographic Consequence and Pattern of Dengue Fever Transmission in Thailand

Collins Bekoe*, Tatdow Pansombut, Pakwan Riyapan, Sampurna Kakchapati, Aniruth Phon-On
*Corresponding Author: Email: 5720320706@email.psu.ac.th

Abstract

Background: Dengue fever is one of the infectious diseases that is still a public health problem in Thailand. This study considers in detail, the geographic consequence, seasonal and pattern of dengue fever transmission among the 76 provinces of Thailand from 2003 to 2015.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: The data for the study was from the Department of Disease Control under the Bureau of Epidemiology, Thailand. The quarterly effects and location on the transmission of dengue was modeled using an alternative additive log-linear model.

Results: The model fitted well as illustrated by the residual plots and the  Again, the model showed that dengue fever is high in the second quarter of every year from May to August. There was an evidence of an increase in the trend of dengue annually from 2003 to 2015.

Conclusion: There was a difference in the distribution of dengue fever within and between provinces. The areas of high risks were the central and southern regions of Thailand. The log-linear model provided a simple medium of modeling dengue fever transmission. The results are very important in the geographic distribution of dengue fever patterns.

 

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Submitted: 15 Jan 2017
Revision: 04 May 2017
ePublished: 04 May 2017
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