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SUBMITTER: Zuo SQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3019113 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zuo Shu-Qing SQ Fang Li-Qun LQ Zhan Lin L Zhang Pan-He PH Jiang Jia-Fu JF Wang Li-Ping LP Ma Jia-Qi JQ Wang Bing-Cai BC Wang Ri-Min RM Wu Xiao-Ming XM Yang Hong H Cao Zhi-Wei ZW Cao Wu-Chun WC
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20110111 1
<h4>Background</h4>Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is highly endemic in mainland China, and has extended from rural areas to cities recently. Beijing metropolis is a novel affected region, where the HFRS incidence seems to be diverse from place to place.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The spatial scan analysis based on geographical information system (GIS) identified three geo-spatial "hotspots" of HFRS in Beijing when the passive surveillance data from 2004 to 2006 were used ...[more]