Progression of a large syphilis outbreak in rural North Carolina through space and time: Application of a Bayesian Maximum Entropy graphical user interface.

• Main Authors: Lani C Fox (Author), William C Miller (Author), Dionne Gesink (Author), Irene Doherty (Author), Kristen H Hampton (Author), Peter A Leone (Author), Delbert E Williams (Author), Yasuyuki Akita (Author), Molly Dunn (Author), Marc L Serre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2001, the primary and secondary syphilis incidence rate in rural Columbus County, North Carolina was the highest in the nation. To understand the development of syphilis outbreaks in rural areas, we developed and used the Bayesian Maximum Entropy Graphical User Interface (BMEGUI) to map syphilis...