Kawasaki Disease: Researchers Find Surprising Link To Wind Patterns

Part of a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. 

Dr. Jane C. Burns always takes her vacation in September and October. That's when, she says, there is a "lull in the action."

By action, she means the influx of children with Kawasaki disease that she has come to expect during summer and winter months. Similar seasonal patterns are seen in other parts of the world, but no one has been able to explain why.   Read More