The detection of spatially localised outbreaks in campylobacteriosis notification data

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-183

  Spencer, Simon E F ^a   Marshall, Jonathan ^a   Pirie, Ruth ^b   Campbell, Donald ^c   French, Nigel P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Campylobacter; Disease outbreak; Epidemiology; Outbreak detection; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BAYES THEOREM; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80051732562     PISSN: 18775845     EISSN: 18775853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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