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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

Spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal analysis of malaria in Hubei Province, China from 2004–2011

Authors: Jing Xia, Shunxiang Cai, Huaxun Zhang, Wen Lin, Yunzhou Fan, Juan Qiu, Liqian Sun, Bianrong Chang, Zhijie Zhang, Shaofa Nie

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Malaria remains a public health concern in Hubei Province despite the significant decrease in malaria incidence over the past decades. Furthermore, history reveals that malaria transmission is unstable and prone to local outbreaks in Hubei Province. Thus, understanding spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal distribution of malaria is needed for the effective control and elimination of this disease in Hubei Province.

Methods

Annual malaria incidence at the county level was calculated using the malaria cases reported from 2004 to 2011 in Hubei Province. Geographical information system (GIS) and spatial scan statistic method were used to identify spatial clusters of malaria cases at the county level. Pure retrospective temporal analysis scanning was performed to detect the temporal clusters of malaria cases with high rates using the discrete Poisson model. The space-time cluster was detected with high rates through the retrospective space-time analysis scanning using the discrete Poisson model.

Results

The overall malaria incidence decreased to a low level from 2004 to 2011. The purely spatial cluster of malaria cases from 2004 to 2011 showed that the disease was not randomly distributed in the study area. A total of 11 high-risk counties were determined through Local Moran’s I analysis from 2004 to 2011. The method of spatial scan statistics identified different 11 significant spatial clusters between 2004 and 2011. The space-time clustering analysis determined that the most likely cluster included 13 counties, and the time frame was from April 2004 to November 2007.

Conclusions

The GIS application and scan statistical technique can provide means to detect spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal distribution of malaria, as well as to identify malaria high-risk areas. This study could be helpful in prioritizing resource assignment in high-risk areas for future malaria control and elimination.
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Metadata
Title
Spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal analysis of malaria in Hubei Province, China from 2004–2011
Authors
Jing Xia
Shunxiang Cai
Huaxun Zhang
Wen Lin
Yunzhou Fan
Juan Qiu
Liqian Sun
Bianrong Chang
Zhijie Zhang
Shaofa Nie
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0650-2

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