Table 4.
Region | Provinces | Season | Montha | Observed outbreaksb | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic | Limón, Heredia, Alajuela, Cartago | Rainy | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 | 13 | p = 0.598 |
Drier | 2, 3, 9, 10 | 9 | df = 1 | ||
Pacific | Puntarenas, Guanacaste, San José | Rainy | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11c | 40 | p = 0.043 |
Dry | 1, 2, 3, 4c, 12 | 15 | df = 1 |
Months are numbered according to their calendar sequence.
For one of the 78 outbreaks, the month was missing and therefore this outbreak was not included in the calculations.
Transition month.