Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of 2014 Dengue Outbreak in Guangdong, China.

ABSTRACT: The record-breaking number of dengue cases reported in Guangdong, China in 2014 has been topic for many studies. However, the spatial and temporal characteristics of this unexpectedly explosive outbreak are still poorly understood. We adopt an integrated approach to ascertain the spatial-temporal progression of the outbreak in each city in Guangdong as well as in each district in Guangzhou, where the majority of cases occurred. We utilize the Richards model, which determines the waves of reported cases at each location and identifies the turning point for each wave, in combination with a spatial association analysis conducted by computing the standardized G* statistic that measures the degree of spatial autocorrelation of a set of geo-referenced data from a local perspective. We found that

SUBMITTER: Sanna M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5799376 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature