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Diffusion Pattern and Hotspot Detection of Dengue in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Joint Authors
Brandão, Silvana Tecles
Almeida, Maria Cristina de Mattos
Proietti, Fernando Augusto
Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira
Pessanha, José Eduardo Marques Pessanha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study considers the dengue occurrence in the city of Belo Horizonte over the last fifteen years.
Approximately 186,000 cases registered from 1996 to 2011 were analyzed.
The home address of individuals whose dengue case was notified was used as a proxy for exposure location.
For determining possible outbreaks of disease and the specific patterns of dengue cases, spatial statistics used included Kernel’s estimation.
The occurrence of waves of dengue outbreaks was correlated with climatic and vector presence data.
Outbreaks had different durations and intensities: case clustering, thinned out both spatially and temporally.
These findings may be useful for public health professionals responsible for fighting the disease providing some tools for improving evaluation of interventions such as vector control and patient care, minimizing the collective and individual burden of the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pessanha, José Eduardo Marques Pessanha& Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira& Almeida, Maria Cristina de Mattos& Brandão, Silvana Tecles& Proietti, Fernando Augusto. 2012. Diffusion Pattern and Hotspot Detection of Dengue in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pessanha, José Eduardo Marques Pessanha…[et al.]. Diffusion Pattern and Hotspot Detection of Dengue in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pessanha, José Eduardo Marques Pessanha& Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira& Almeida, Maria Cristina de Mattos& Brandão, Silvana Tecles& Proietti, Fernando Augusto. Diffusion Pattern and Hotspot Detection of Dengue in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496653
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496653