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Table 3 Seasonal differences of scrub typhus infection from 2002 to 2011 in 10 local climate regions of Taiwan

From: Scrub typhus islands in the Taiwan area and the association between scrub typhus disease and forest land use and farmer population density: geographically weighted regression

  

Cases (%)

Local climate regions

Total

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Warm

Cold

Taiwan Area

3697

468 (12.7)

1488 (40.2)

1115 (30.2)

626 (16.9)

2540 (68.7)

1157 (31.3)

Northern Taiwan

355

45 (12.7)

127 (35.8)

73 (20.6)

110 (31)

208 (58.6)

147 (41.4)

Northwestern Taiwan

139

20 (14.4)

43 (30.9)

24 (17.3)

52 (37.4)

67 (48.2)

72 (51.8)

Central Western Taiwan

294

28 (9.5)

137 (46.6)

82 (27.9)

47 (16)

210 (71.4)

84 (28.6)

Southwestern Taiwan

617

64 (10.4)

241 (39.1)

233 (37.8)

79 (12.8)

457 (74.1)

160 (25.9)

Northeastern Taiwan

50

7 (14)

10 (20)

9 (18)

24 (48)

20 (40)

30 (60)

Southeastern Taiwan

844

160 (19)

220 (26.1)

274 (32.5)

190 (22.5)

472 (55.9)

372 (44.1)

Mountainous Area

423

50 (11.8)

150 (35.5)

117 (27.7)

106 (25.1)

244 (57.7)

179 (42.3)

Pescadore Islands

364

63 (17.3)

125 (34.3)

164 (45.1)

12 (3.3)

274 (75.3)

90 (24.7)

Kinmen Islands

516

31 (6)

365 (70.7)

118 (22.9)

2 (0.4)

500 (96.9)

16 (3.1)

Matou Islands

95

0 (0)

70 (73.7)

21 (22.1)

4 (4.2)

88 (92.6)

7 (7.4)

  1. Four seasons were defined: spring (from March to May), summer (from June to August), autumn (from September to November), and winter (from December to February).
  2. Warm-cold seasons were defined: warm season (from May to October), and cold season (from November to April).