Associations between floods and bacillary dysentery cases in main urban areas of Chongqing, China, 2005 –2016: a retrospective study

ConclusionsThis study confirms that floods can increase the risk of bacillary dysentery incidence in main urban areas of Chongqing within an accurate time scale, the risk of bacillary dysentery caused by floods is still serious. The key population includes male, people under 5  years old, students, workers, and children. Considering the lag effect of floods on bacillary dysentery, the government and public health emergency departments should advance to the emergency health response in order to minimize the potential risk of floods on public.
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research