Hot-spot and cluster analysis on legal and illegal dumping sites as the contributors of leptospirosis in a flood hazard area in Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kadir@Shahar, Hayati, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Md Said, Salmiah, Mohammad Aidid, Edre, Khin, Thi Dar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology 2018
• Subjects: RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66620/1/66620_Hot-spot%20and%20cluster%20analysis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66620/2/66620_Hot-spot%20and%20cluster%20analysis_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66620/; https://www.asianjab.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/12.Hot-spot.pdf

Background: Leptospirosis is one of the zoonotic diseases which pose major public health issues worldwide. The spread of leptospirosis depends on the climate conditions as well as environmental conditions. Methods: The cases of leptospirosis were determined by using database obtained from Minist...