Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cholera, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2016−2020

Autor: Ruwan Ratnayake, Jackie Knee, Oliver Cumming, Jaime Mufitini Saidi, Baron Bashige Rumedeka, Flavio Finger, Andrew S. Azman, W. John Edmunds, Francesco Checchi, Karin Gallandat
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 8, Pp 1677-1682 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid3008.231137
Popis: We evaluated the spatiotemporal clustering of rapid diagnostic test−positive cholera cases in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We detected spatiotemporal clusters that consistently overlapped with major rivers, and we outlined the extent of zones of increased risk that are compatible with the radii currently used for targeted interventions.
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