Background/objectives Diarrheal disease is one among the top five causes of death in low-
and middle-income countries. It is the second leading cause of death in children under five …

Incidence of infectious diseases is an under-researched topic in regional science. This
situation is unfortunate because the occurrence of these types of diseases frequently has far …

Disease mapping is the visual representation of the geographical distribution which give an
overview info about the incidence of disease within a population through spatial …

Purpose Social inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality have been reported in France,
but no data are available for the French overseas territories. Our objective was to explore the …

Background Despite high vaccination coverage, pertussis incidence in the Netherlands is
amongst the highest in Europe with a shifting tendency towards adults and elderly. Early …

BACKGROUND: Work-related accidents are believed to be a serious preventable cause of
mortality and disability worldwide. This study aimed to provide Bayesian geographical maps …

An important statistical task in disease mapping problems is to identify divergent regions
with unusually high or low risk of disease. Leave‐one‐out cross‐validatory (LOOCV) model …

Cancer is the most rapidly spreading disease in the world, especially in developing
countries, including Libya. Cancer represents a significant burden on patients, families, and …

Introduction. This study of the geographical incidence on the oncological mortality in young
age (0-44 years) in the City of Vercelli, was aimed to address the concerns of the population …

Background: Nowadays, tuberculosis (TB)–an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis–presents with different location patterns. Spatial analysis is one of the most …