Space-Time Cluster Analysis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Clusters are recognized when meningococcal cases of the same phenotypic strain (markers: serogroup, serotype, and subtype) occur in spatial and temporal proximity. The incidence of such clusters was compared to the incidence that would be expected by chance by using space-time nearest-neighbor analy...

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Main Authors: Christian J.P.A. Hoebe, Hester E. de Melker, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Jacob Dankert, Nico Nagelkerke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-0992_article