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. 2016 Apr 7;1(2):56–65. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2016.03.002

Table 3.

Significant spatiotemporal clusters of NTD-related deaths excluding Chagas disease, defined using space-time scan statistics by municipality of residence, Brazil, 2000–2011.

Cluster Time period Number of municipalities States Region Radius
(km)
Number of deaths Expected number of deaths Annual mortality ratea RR LLR p-Value
1 2001–2006 181 Paraíba, Pernambuco and Sergipe Northeast 173.1 2509 656.1 4.9 4.10 1.576.51 < 0.001
2 2006–2011 884 Pará, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Bahia North and Northeast 681.9 2892 1812.4 2.0 1.66 294.24 < 0.001
3 2007–2011 395 Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais and São Paulo North, Central-west and Southeast 769.2 1190 598.7 2.5 2.03 232.53 < 0.001
4 2006–2011 596 Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo Northeast, Southeast and Central-west 432.8 1849 1213.8 1.9 1.56 150.55 < 0.001
5 2000–2005 1 São Paulo Southeast 0.0 94 11.0 10.9 8.57 118.75 < 0.001
6 2008–2008 11 Rio de Janeiro Southeast 34.4 320 122.7 3.3 2.63 110.21 < 0.001
7 2010–2010 8 São Paulo Southeast 39.3 85 20.7 5.2 4.11 55.67 < 0.001
8 2000–2004 1 Paraná South 0.0 33 5.2 8.1 6.31 32.99 < 0.001
9 2000–2004 1 Minas Gerais Southeast 0.0 26 4.3 7.8 6.06 25.12 < 0.001
10 2001–2006 1 Santa Catarina South 0.0 9 0.3 40.1 31.36 22.30 < 0.001
11 2010–2010 4 São Paulo Southeast 11.8 10 0.6 20.9 16.31 18.53 0.002
12 2001–2004 1 São Paulo Southeast 0.0 48 17.7 3.5 2.72 17.64 0.005

RR: relative risk for the cluster compared with the rest of the country; LLR: log likelihood ratio.

a

NTD-related mortality rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) during the clustering time.