The association of climatic pattern and leptospirosis cases in Malaysia from 2013 to 2021.

IF 0.6 4区医学 Q4 PATHOLOGY

Malaysian Journal of Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01

N A Azman, N S Rasudin, E H Atan, N Abdul Ghafar, R Ismail, N D S Dedy Chandra

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Abstract

Introduction: Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease exemplified by frequent outbreaks worldwide with more than one million cases and 50,000 deaths annually. A high number of cases have been reported in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. This study aims to identify the relationship between climatic patterns and leptospirosis cases in Malaysia from 2013 to 2021.

Materials and methods: The climatic data comprising temperature, humidity, and rainfall from 2013 to 2021 were obtained from the Malaysian Meteorological Department. Data was collected from five states in Malaysia: Kelantan, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Sarawak. A Spearman correlation test was used to determine the relationship between the climatic pattern and Leptospirosis cases.

Results: In general, Leptospirosis cases fluctuated, with a maximum number of 8291 cases in 2015 and the lowest number being 1761 cases in 2021. The rainfall (mm) exhibited a fluctuating pattern from 2013 to 2021, with the highest total rainfall of 1938.5 mm in 2017. Temperature patterns varied from 2013 to 2021 with the highest temperature recorded was 27.60 degrees Celsius (°C) in 2016. The humidity increased steadily from 2017 to 2021, with the highest humidity recorded at 83.7% in 2020. A significant relationship was identified between the rainfall (mm) and Leptospirosis cases (p<0.05).

Conclusion: The findings imply that the amount of rainfall has a significant relationship with leptospirosis cases and the highest cases of leptospirosis of 8291 cases, occurred in the year 2015 with a temperature of 27.3°C, a humidity of 82.4 %, and a total rainfall of 1559.1mm.

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2013年至2021年马来西亚气候模式与钩端螺旋体病病例的关系。

钩端螺旋体病是一种新兴的传染病，在世界范围内频繁暴发，每年有100多万例病例和5万例死亡。包括马来西亚在内的东南亚报告了大量病例。本研究旨在确定2013年至2021年马来西亚气候模式与钩端螺旋体病病例之间的关系。材料和方法：气候数据包括2013年至2021年的温度、湿度和降雨量，数据来自马来西亚气象部门。数据收集自马来西亚的五个州：吉兰丹、霹雳州、雪兰莪州、森美兰州和沙捞越州。采用Spearman相关检验来确定气候模式与钩端螺旋体病病例之间的关系。结果：总体上，钩端螺旋体病病例呈波动趋势，2015年最多8291例，2021年最少1761例。2013 - 2021年降水量（mm）呈波动趋势，2017年降水量最大，为1938.5 mm。从2013年到2021年，气温模式有所不同，2016年的最高气温为27.60摄氏度。从2017年到2021年，湿度稳步上升，最高湿度在2020年达到83.7%。结论：降雨量与钩端螺旋体病发病有显著关系，2015年气温27.3℃，湿度82.4%，总降雨量1559.1mm，钩端螺旋体病发病高峰8291例。

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Malaysian Journal of Pathology PATHOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Malaysian Journal of Pathology is the official journal of the College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia. The primary purpose of The Journal is to publish the results of study and research in Pathology, especially those that have particular relevance to human disease occurring in Malaysia and other countries in this region. The term PATHOLOGY will be interpreted in its broadest sense to include Chemical Pathology, Cytology, Experimental Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Haematology, Histopathology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. The Journal aims to bring under one cover publications of regional interest embracing the various sub-specialities of Pathology. It is expected that the articles published would be of value not only to pathologists, but also to medical practitioners in search of a scientific basis for the problems encountered in their practice, and to those with an interest in diseases which occur in the tropics.