SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014
Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is an acute hemorrhagic diseases caused by the Ebola virus, which is highly contagious. This paper aimed to explore the possible gathering area of EHF cases in West Africa in 2014, and identify endemic areas and their tendency by means of time-space analysis. We mapped...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:isprs-archives61944 2023-05-15T17:32:21+02:00 SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 Xu, M. Cao, C. X. Guo, H. F. 2018-01-15 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W7-1413-2017 https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W7/1413/2017/ eng eng doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W7-1413-2017 https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W7/1413/2017/ eISSN: 2194-9034 Text 2018 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W7-1413-2017 2019-12-24T09:51:05Z Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is an acute hemorrhagic diseases caused by the Ebola virus, which is highly contagious. This paper aimed to explore the possible gathering area of EHF cases in West Africa in 2014, and identify endemic areas and their tendency by means of time-space analysis. We mapped distribution of EHF incidences and explored statistically significant space, time and space-time disease clusters. We utilized hotspot analysis to find the spatial clustering pattern on the basis of the actual outbreak cases. spatial-temporal cluster analysis is used to analyze the spatial or temporal distribution of agglomeration disease, examine whether its distribution is statistically significant. Local clusters were investigated using Kulldorff’s scan statistic approach. The result reveals that the epidemic mainly gathered in the western part of Africa near north Atlantic with obvious regional distribution. For the current epidemic, we have found areas in high incidence of EVD by means of spatial cluster analysis. Text North Atlantic Copernicus Publications: E-Journals The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-2/W7 1413 1417 |
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Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is an acute hemorrhagic diseases caused by the Ebola virus, which is highly contagious. This paper aimed to explore the possible gathering area of EHF cases in West Africa in 2014, and identify endemic areas and their tendency by means of time-space analysis. We mapped distribution of EHF incidences and explored statistically significant space, time and space-time disease clusters. We utilized hotspot analysis to find the spatial clustering pattern on the basis of the actual outbreak cases. spatial-temporal cluster analysis is used to analyze the spatial or temporal distribution of agglomeration disease, examine whether its distribution is statistically significant. Local clusters were investigated using Kulldorff’s scan statistic approach. The result reveals that the epidemic mainly gathered in the western part of Africa near north Atlantic with obvious regional distribution. For the current epidemic, we have found areas in high incidence of EVD by means of spatial cluster analysis. |
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SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 |
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SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 |
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SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 |
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SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 |
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SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN WEST AFRICA IN 2014 |
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spatiotemporal analysis of the ebola hemorrhagic fever in west africa in 2014 |
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