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. 2013 Jan 14;8(1):e54168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054168

Table 2. Significant clusters identified by national cluster detection.

Maximum size of temporal window = 1 month
Cluster ID Locations Time period Observedcases Expectedcases Relativerisk p-value Log-likelihoodratio Nested withinCluster
1A SA 3/2004 3 0.00089 3370.06 0.002 21.36 Nil
1B NT, QLD 11/2004 36 12.60 2.86 0.036 14.77 2E, 2F, 2G, 3B
Maximum size of temporal window = 2 months
Cluster ID Locations Time period Observed cases Expected cases Relative risk p-value Log-likelihood ratio Nested within Cluster
2A NT, QLD 1–2/2004 14 1.93 7.25 0.025 15.66 Nil
2B SA 3/2004 3 0.00089 3370.06 0.002 21.37 Nil
2C NT, QLD, WA 10–11/2004 71 28.06 2.54 0.001 23.06 Nil
2D NT, QLD, WA 10–11/2004 67 26.16 2.57 0.001 22.25 Nil
2E NT, QLD 10–11/2004 45 16.17 2.79 0.005 17.26 2C, 2D
2F NT, QLD 10–11/2004 51 19.12 2.68 0.002 18.21 2C, 2D
2G NT, QLD 10–11/2004 60 23.35 2.58 0.002 20.04 2C, 2D
2H WA 12/2005–1/2006 14 1.28 10.96 0.002 20.78 Nil
Maximum size of temporal window = 3 months
Cluster ID Locations Time period Observed cases Expected cases Relative risk p-value Log-likelihood ratio Nested within Cluster
3A SA 3/2004 3 0.00089 3370.06 0.002 21.37 Nil
3B QLD 11/2004–1/2005 73 35.37 2.07 0.042 15.34 Nil
3C QLD 11/2004–1/2005 76 36.22 2.11 0.021 16.62 Nil
3D SA 3–5/2005 24 5.72 4.20 0.013 16.15 Nil
3E WA 12/2005–1/2006 14 1.28 10.96 0.002 20.78 Nil
3F NT, QLD 9–11/2007 26 4.60 5.66 0.001 23.66 3F
3G NT, QLD, SA, WA 9–11/2007 36 8.20 4.40 0.001 25.49 Nil

SA – South Australia; NT- Northern Territory; QLD – Queensland; WA – Western Australia.