Table 6. Results of univariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses, overall and by region, in a study assessing global capacity for emerging infectious disease detection, 1996–2014.
| Region | No. outbreaks | Median no. days to discovery (95% CI) | No. outbreaks | Days to communication hazard ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All* | 342 | 1.06 (1.03–1.08)† | 346 | 1.03 (1.01–1.05)† |
| Africa | 175 | 1.05 (1.02–1.08)† | 177 | 1.01 (0.98–1.04) |
| Americas | 31 | 1.06 (0.99–1.13) | 31 | 1.03 (0.97–1.10) |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 39 | 1.08 (1.01–1.15)† | 39 | 1.06 (1.00–1.13)† |
| Europe | 25 | 1.04 (0.96–1.12) | 25 | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) |
| South-East Asia | 24 | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 25 | 1.03 (0.94–1.11) |
| Western Pacific | 47 | 1.07 (1.01–1.14)† | 48 | 1.08 (1.02–1.14)† |
*Includes colonies/territories/countries without a WHO region classification. †Statistically significant (α = 0.05).