A comparison of six analytical disease mapping techniques as applied to West Nile Virus in the coterminous United States

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2 August 2005

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Health Geographics

Vol. 4 (1) , 18
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072x-4-18

Abstract

West Nile Virus has quickly become a serious problem in the United States (US). Its extremely rapid diffusion throughout the country argues for a better understanding of its geographic dimensions. Both 2003 and 2004 percentages of deaths by numbers of reported human cases, for the 48 coterminous US states, are analyzed with a range of spatial statistical models, seeking to furnish a fuller appreciation of the variety of models available to researchers interested in analytical disease mapping. Comparative results indicate that no single spatial statistical model specification furnishes a preferred description of these data, although normal approximations appear to furnish some questionable implications. Findings also suggest several possible future research topics.

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