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While meteorological variables significantly impact the spread of scrub typhus, there is insufficient quantitative evidence illustrating this association in known high-endemic areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A distributed lag non-linear model was applied to explore the relationship between meteorological parameters and scrub typhus incidence from 2010 to 2019 in Baoshan City, western Yunnan Province, China.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>High monthly mean (20\u00b0C) and maximum (30\u00b0C) temperatures were associated with a peak risk of scrub typhus in the current month. Higher minimum temperatures and higher relative humidity were followed by increasing cumulative risks over the ensuing 3\u2009months. Higher precipitation was followed by increasing cumulative risk over the ensuing 2-month period, peaking at around 30\u2009cm.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The non-linear lag associations between meteorological parameters and scrub typhus incidence suggest that higher monthly minimum temperature and relative humidity could be associated with an increased risk of scrub typhus in the subsequent several months, while warm temperature is more likely to impact the occurrence of scrub typhus in the current month.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1384308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,24]],"date-time":"2024-04-24T13:06:57Z","timestamp":1713964017000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The impact of meteorological parameters on the scrub typhus incidence in Baoshan City, western Yunnan, 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