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- Title
Diffusion Pattern and Hotspot Detection of Dengue in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Authors
Pessanha Pessanha, José Eduardo Marques; Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira; De Mattos Almeida, Maria Cristina; Brandão, Silvana Tecles; Proietti, Fernando Augusto
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
BELO Horizonte (Brazil); MINAS Gerais (Brazil); BRAZIL; DENGUE; DIAGNOSIS of fever; MEDICAL databases; STATISTICS; EPIDEMICS; VECTOR control; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Journal of Tropical Medicine (16879686), 2012, p1
- ISSN
1687-9686
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/760951