Spatiotemporal patterns of influenza in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the geospatial distribution of influenza infection and the risk factors associated with infection clustering can inform targeted preventive interventions. We conducted a geospatial analysis to investigate the spatial patterns and identify drivers of medically attended influenza infection across all age groups in Western Australia (WA).

Methods

Data for confirmed influenza cases were obtained from the WA Notifiable Infectious Diseases Database for the period 2017-2020. Data were also obtained for vaccination coverage, meteorological parameters, socioeconomic indicators, and healthcare access. Spatial clustering of influenza incidence was identified using Global Moran's I and Getis-Ord statistic. Bayesian spatial models were used to identify factors as

SUBMITTER: Alene KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982041 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature