Spatial and temporal patterns of dengue infections in Timor-Leste, 2005-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue remains an important public health problem in Timor-Leste, with several major epidemics occurring over the last 10 years. The aim of this study was to identify dengue clusters at high geographical resolution and to determine the association between local environmental characteristics and the distribution and transmission of the disease.

Methods

Notifications of dengue cases that occurred from January 2005 to December 2013 were obtained from the Ministry of Health, Timor-Leste. The population of each suco (the third-level administrative subdivision) was obtained from the Population and Housing Census 2010. Spatial autocorrelation in dengue incidence was explored using Moran's I statistic, Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA), and the Getis-Ord stat

SUBMITTER: Wangdi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5755460 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature