Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Methods to investigate spatial and temporal clustering in veterinary epidemiology.
- Journal:
- Preventive veterinary medicine
- Year:
- 2001
- Authors:
- Carpenter, T E
- Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looks at how diseases in animals can often occur in groups, either at the same time or in the same place. Not noticing these patterns can slow down efforts to control or eliminate the disease. By identifying these clusters, researchers and veterinarians can better understand how diseases spread and consider other factors that might be involved. The paper reviews different methods for spotting these clusters, especially those that have been discussed in recent veterinary studies. Overall, the findings aim to improve how we manage animal health issues.
Abstract
Due to their contagious or point-source nature, ill-health and diseases often cluster in time and/or space. Overlooking this characteristic can lead to a delay in the control or eradication of the health problem. In addition to potentially expediting control efforts, cluster identification techniques enable the researcher or health-care official to identify and adjust for confounding factors and to generate new hypotheses regarding disease transmission. This paper examines a variety of temporal and spatial clustering techniques and focuses on those which have been reported recently in the veterinary literature.
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