Wildfire-related PM_2.5 and respiratory transmitted disease among Chinese children and adolescents from 2008 to 2019: A retrospective study

by Li Chen, Rongbin Xu, Junqing Xie, Yi Xing, Bo Wen, Yao Wu, Binbin Su, Mengjie Geng, Xiang Ren, Yi Zhang, Jieyu Liu, Xinli Song, Yang Qin, RuoLin Wang, Jianuo Jiang, Tongjun Guo, Wen Yuan, Yinghua Ma, Yanhui Dong, Yi Song, Jun Ma, Shanshan Li, Yuming Guo

Exposure to fine particles (PM_2.5) from wildfires is known to cause deaths and chronic diseases, but its effect on respiratory infections, especially in children and adolescents, is not well characterized. We aimed to comprehensively assess the association between short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM