Investigating spatio-temporal distribution and diffusion patterns of the dengue outbreak in Swat, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Suleman Atique (Author), Ta-Chien Chan (Author), Chien-Chou Chen (Author), Chien-Yeh Hsu (Author), Somia Iqtidar (Author), Valérie R. Louis (Author), Syed A. Shabbir (Author), Ting-Wu Chuang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Dengue has been endemic to Pakistan in the last two decades. There was a massive outbreak in the Swat valley in 2013. Here we demonstrate the spatio-temporal clustering and diffusion patterns of the dengue outbreak. Methods: Dengue case data were acquired from the hospital records in t...