Study on the differentiated impact of climate change on plague epidemics in Northern and Southern China, 1912–1949

Study on the differentiated impact of climate change on plague epidemics in Northern and Southern China, 1912–1949

Author summary The period from 1912 to 1949 coincided with the third major plague pandemic. Compared to the stringent control measures implemented by the Chinese government after the nation’s founding in 1949, the plague epidemics during this era more accurat…

Abstract Based on plague disaster and climate data from China between 1912 and 1949, this study comprehensively employed the Mann-Whitney U test, mutation test, and optimal parameter geographic dete… [+43075 chars]