Influenza Morbidity in the State of Hidalgo, is There Correlation with Climate Change?
Josefina Reynoso Vázquez
Academic Area of Pharmacy and Master in Public Health, [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Rosa Isela Barrera Cortés
Hidalgo Health Services (SSH), Pachuca Hidalgo, Master in Public Health [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Oliva Castro Tenorio
Hidalgo Health Services (SSH), Pachuca Hidalgo, Master in Public Health [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Viridiana Vázquez Morales
Hidalgo Health Services (SSH), Pachuca Hidalgo, Master in Public Health [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Leonardo Daniel Trujillo Mancera
Hidalgo Health Services (SSH), Pachuca Hidalgo, Master in Public Health [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Alfonso Reyes Garnica
Academic Area of Medicine, [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Jesús Carlos Ruvalcaba Ledezma *
Academic Area of Medicine and Master in Public Health, [ICSa-UAEH] Institute of Health Sciences-Autonomous, University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Influenza is a contagious infection of viral origin; every year, it causes a high disease burden, due to the epidemics it instigates throughout the world. In Mexico, pneumonia and influenza are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. From the time of the Greek philosophers, diseases were attributed to the climatic changes. The WHO Early Warning System notes the influence of climatic that variation for influenza epidemic risk is moderate for.
Objective: Determine if there is correlation between the minimum temperatures recorded in the state of Hidalgo, and the influenza cases reported during 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Material and Methods: A retrospective observational study was done, which was of transversal and correlational character which conducted a review of data Automated Unified System for Epidemiological Surveillance (SUAVE 2014-2016) and in Mexico Weather Report National Weather Service performed (2014-2016).
Results and Conclusions: According to the statistical analysis, it was concluded that in 2014 (Sig = 0.001) and 2015 (Sig. = 0.00) there is a correlation between the minimum temperatures recorded and the number of reported cases of influenza.
Keywords: Climate change, minimum temperatures, morbidity of influenza, H1N1 influenza virus