Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission often occurs within a household or community,
leading to heterogeneous spatial patterns. However, apparent spatial clustering of TB could …

As data at progressively granular spatial scales become available, the temptation is to target
interventions to areas with higher malaria transmission–so-called hotspots–with the aim of …

and chapter 7 focuses on modeling of spatial distribution of diseases. Finally, chapter 8
explains data-driven and knowledge-driven modeling for risk assessment and management …

Abstract Background Mpumalanga Province, South Africa is a low malaria transmission area
that is subject to malaria epidemics. SaTScan methodology was used by the malaria control …

Background The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the US has been
hampered by a substantial geographical heterogeneity of the vaccination coverage. Several …

Background Spatial cluster detection is an important tool in cancer surveillance to identify
areas of elevated risk and to generate hypotheses about cancer etiology. There are many …

The observation that suicides sometimes cluster in space and/or time has led to suggestions
that these clusters are caused by the social learning of suicide-related behaviours, or …

Mapping of spatial hotspots, ie, regions with significantly higher rates of generating cases of
certain events (eg, disease or crime cases), is an important task in diverse societal domains …

Background The geographical structure of an epidemic is ultimately a consequence of
thedrivers of the epidemic and the population susceptible to the infection. The 'know your …

Malaria is one of the biggest contributors to deaths caused by infectious disease. More than
30 countries have planned or started programmes to target malaria elimination, often with …