Journal article
Spatiotemporal epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in the Republic of Ireland, 2008–2017: development of a space–time “cluster recurrence” index
Abstract
BackgroundIreland frequently reports the highest annual Crude Incidence Rates (CIRs) of cryptosporidiosis in the EU, with national CIRs up to ten times the EU average. Accordingly, the current study sought to examine the spatiotemporal trends associated with this potentially severe protozoan infection.MethodsOverall, 4509 cases of infection from January 2008 to December 2017 were geo-referenced to a Census Small Area (SA), with an ensemble of …
Authors
Boudou M; Cleary E; ÓhAiseadha C; Garvey P; McKeown P; O’Dwyer J; Hynds P
Journal
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1186/s12879-021-06598-3
ISSN
1471-2334