Seasonality of Rotavirus in South Asia: A Meta-Analysis Approach Assessing Associations with Temperature, Precipitation, and Vegetation Index

Jyotsna S. Jagai; Rajiv Sarkar; Denise Castronovo; Deepthi Kattula; Jesse McEntee; Honorine Ward; Gagandeep Kang; Elena N. Naumova

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038168

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Seasonality of Rotavirus in South Asia: A Meta-Analysis Approach Assessing Associations with Temperature, Precipitation, and Vegetation Index

Jyotsna S. Jagai ,

* E-mail: elena.naumova@tufts.edu (ENN); jagai.jyotsna@epa.gov (JSJ)

Affiliations National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Masschusetts, United States of America
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Rajiv Sarkar,

Affiliation Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Denise Castronovo,

Affiliation Mapping Sustainability, LLC, Jupiter, Florida, United States of America
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Deepthi Kattula,

Affiliation Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Jesse McEntee,

Affiliation The ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Honorine Ward,

Affiliations Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Masschusetts, United States of America, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Gagandeep Kang,

Affiliation Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Elena N. Naumova

* E-mail: elena.naumova@tufts.edu (ENN); jagai.jyotsna@epa.gov (JSJ)

Affiliations Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Masschusetts, United States of America, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Seasonality of Rotavirus in South Asia: A Meta-Analysis Approach Assessing Associations with Temperature, Precipitation, and Vegetation Index

Jyotsna S. Jagai,
Rajiv Sarkar,
Denise Castronovo,
Deepthi Kattula,
Jesse McEntee,
Honorine Ward,
Gagandeep Kang,
Elena N. Naumova

Published: May 31, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038168

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Seasonality of Rotavirus in South Asia: A Meta-Analysis Approach Assessing Associations with Temperature, Precipitation, and Vegetation Index

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