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Assessing current temporal and space-time anomalies of disease incidence [1]

Approaches used to early and accurately characterize epidemiologic patterns of disease incidence in a temporal and spatial series are becoming increasingly important. Cluster tests are generally designed for retrospective detection of epidemiologic anomalies in a temporal or space-time series. Timely identification of anomalies of disease or poisoning incidence during ongoing surveillance or an outbreak requires the use of sensitive statistical methods that recognize an incidence pattern at the time of occurrence. This report describes 2 novel analytical methods that focus on detecting anomalies of incidence at the time of occurrence in a temporal and space-time series.\

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
13/11/2017
Chih-Chieh Wu [3], Chien-Hsiun Chen [4], Sanjay Shete [5]
Current Science [6]
Tags:
Diseases [7], Zika Virus [8], Dengue [9], Chikungunya [10], Diagnostic Methods [11], Vector Borne Diseases [12], Taiwan [13]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/assessing-current-temporal-and-space-time-anomalies-disease-incidence
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188065
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chih-chieh-wu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chien-hsiun-chen
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-shete
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zika-virus
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikungunya
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diagnostic-methods
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/taiwan