Figure 4From: Epidemiological analysis of respiratory viral etiology for influenza-like illness during 2010 in Zhuhai, ChinaThe distribution of respiratory viral pathogens in the local climate of Zhuhai during 2010. Zhuhai is located in the southern tip of Mainland China and is a subtropical coastal city with a humid climate and small diurnal air temperature range. The average monthly air temperature ranged 16–29.4°C and the average monthly relative humidity varied between 65.9-90.8% in Zhuhai during 2010. When the temperature rose, the number of patients infected with sFluA (H3N2) and ADV increased significantly (r = 0.592, P = 0.043 and r = 0.699, P = 0.011; respectively). Alternatively, the colder the temperature became, the number of patients infected with RSV increased (r = 0.699, P = 0.011). In addition, the prevalence of sFluB was significantly, positively correlated with air relative humidity (r = 0.697, P < 0.001).Back to article page