Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention

Prevalence of Keshan disease at the township level in China: a cross-sectional study

Keshan disease (KD), an endemic myocardiopathy with unclear etiology, lacks primary preventive measures. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of KD at the township level using spatial epidemiology, elucidate its distribution characteristics for further precision classificati...

Long-Term Evidence of ENSO-Driven Rodent Population Dynamics in a Natural Plague Focus of Southwestern China

Climate variability can modulate zoonotic disease risk by altering interactions among wildlife hosts, vectors, and human environments, yet long-term evidence linking large-scale climate oscillations to natural plague systems remains scarce. We investigated the influence of El Niñ...