Climate change and temperature rise: implications on food poisoning cases in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hassan, Noor Artika, Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Wan Mahiyuddin, Wan Rozita, Faisal, Mohd Syazwan, Mohd Fuzi, Mohd Fadzli
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66914/1/NAH%208418%20-%20Abstracts%20Book_Oral%20ISEE2018_Taiwan.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66914/; https://isee-ac.tw/

Background/Aim: This study is an attempt to quantify climate-induced increases in morbidity rates of food poisoning cases. Methods: Monthly food poisoning cases and average monthly meteorological data from 2004 to 2014 were obtained from the Malaysian Ministry of Health and Malaysian Meteorologic...