BACKGROUND Scrub typhus has been increasingly reported in Southern China, and public health authorities are concerned about its increased incidence. Additionally, little evidence is available on the epidemiology of scrub typhus in Southern China. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological and geographic features of ST in Guangzhou City, Southern China, to guide the future prevention efforts...

BACKGROUND Dengue was regarded as a mild epidemic in mainland China transmitted by Aedes albopictus. However, the 2014 record-breaking outbreak in Guangzhou could change the situation. In order to provide an early warning of epidemic trends and provide evidence for prevention and control strategies, we seek to characterize the 2014 outbreak through application of detailed cases and entomologica...

Guangzhou is China's third most populous city, and the region's burgeoning manufacturing economy has attracted many young African businessmen and entrepreneurs to the city. The aims of this study were to examine strategies that African migrants in Guangzhou have adopted in response to health-care barriers, and explore their perceptions of how to address their needs. Twenty-five semi-structured ...

The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in China has increased with an apparent geographic variation. The current study aims to investigate the AR prevalence/classification, diagnosis/treatment conditions, trigger factors, and risk factors in the general population of Guangzhou, the third biggest city in China. A cross-sectional survey was performed in the citizens in Guangzhou from December 2...

D engue outbreaks in the Guangdong province reached epidemic proportions in the last quarter of 2014. According to the Guangdong provincial health and family planning commission (1), as of October 27, the total number of dengue fever cases with clinical and laboratory diagnoses reached 41,155. Geographically, more than 80% of dengue cases were reported in Guangzhou City (the capital of the Guan...

BACKGROUND Scrub typhus is becoming the most common vector born disease in Guangzhou, southern China. In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of weather patterns on the incidence of Scrub typhus in the subtropical city of Guangzhou for the period 2006-2012, and assist public health prevention and control measures. METHODS Scrub typhus reported cases during the period of 2006-2012 in Gua...

The Guangzhou Twin Registry, initiated in 2005, is a population-based registry of twins born between 1987 and 2000. To date, over 9700 pairs of twins, regardless of their health and medical history, were enrolled in the database using the Official Household Registry of Guangzhou City. The twins were subsequently verified by door-to-door visits based on the registry address. The primary goal of ...

R. L. Verma, L. K. Sahu, Y. Kondo, N. Takegawa, S. Han, J. S. Jung, Y. J. Kim, S. Fan, N. Sugimoto, M. H. Shammaa, Y. H. Zhang, and Y. Zhao Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Advanced Environmental Monitoring Research Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Repub...