Yudhastuti, Ririh (2014) Relationship Season and Case Leptospirosis in the District Gresik Year 2009-2011. International Journal of Epidemiology & Infection, 2. ISSN 2331-8236

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Abstract

One of the impacts of climate change is the possibility of a continuous increase in the incidence of rodent borne disease. Zoonotic Leptospirosis is a disease that is transmitted through body fluids such as urine from rodent feces and fluid from the cause of death in many tropical countries. Previous research claimed that the variations in season (temperature, humidity, rainfall and solar radiation length) have a significant correlation with a case of leptospirosis in Gresik regency. The purpose of this study was to find a picture and the relationship between season factors (temperature, humidity, precipitation, solar radiation and long) with leptospirosis cases Gresik years 2009-201 l. Data collected included secondary data season factors and the number of cases of leptospirosis. The results of this study indicate that there is no significant relationship between season factors of temperature, humidity, rainfall and solar radiation length) with a case ofleptospirosis in Gresik years 2009-201 I. This is due to lack of long-duration data is retrieved, incomplete climate data obtained.

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