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. 2018 Jun 18;12(6):e0006587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006587

Table 3. The median transmission duration, cluster size and growth rate of clusters with different number of serotypes present in Singapore (2014–2016), and separated by lowa and highb risk areas.

No. of serotypes in cluster Median transmission duration (days) Median cluster size (no. of cases) Median growth rate (no. of new cases per day) No. of clusters
Combined* Low risk areas High risk areas Combined* Low risk areas High risk areas Combined* Low risk areas High risk areas Combined Low risk areas High risk areas
1 13 13 13 4 4 4 0.28 0.28 0.28 1319 168 1129
2 21 18 21 7 7 7 0.35 0.34 0.35 328 32 291
3 53 n/a 93 25 n/a 70 0.52 n/a 0.68 31 0 30
4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

a Low risk areas are RG 1 and RG 2 grids.

b High risk areas are RG 3 and RG 4 grids.

n/a, data not available

Kruskal-Wallis test (P <0.01 are highlighted by *)