Analysing the spatial patterns of livestock anthrax in Kazakhstan in relation to environmental factors: A comparison of local (Gi*) and morphology cluster statistics

Geospatial Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-126

  Kracalik, Ian T ^a   Blackburn, Jason K ^a   Lukhnova, Larisa ^b   Pazilov, Yerlan ^b   Hugh Jones, Martin E ^c   Aikimbayev, Alim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Cluster morphology; Kazakhstan; Logistic regression; Spatial cluster analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; GOAT; KAZAKHSTAN; LIVESTOCK; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOATS; KAZAKHSTAN; LIVESTOCK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84879140411     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2012.110     Document Type: Article

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