An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different states shows that weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases, according to a study published August 7, 2024 in the journal PLOS Water, by Victoria Lynch and Jeffrey Shaman from Columbia University.
Hydrometeorology and location affect hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases in the US, data show
