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Prediction of human cases of West Nile virus by equine cases, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2003 |
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| Authors: | Corrigan Rebecca L A Waldner Cheryl Epp Tasha Wright Judith Whitehead Stephen M Bangura Helen Young Eric Townsend Hugh G G |
| Institution: | aLarge Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4, Canada bSaskatoon Health Region, Public Health Services, Saskatoon, SK, Canada cLeicester PCTs, Mansion House, Leicester, United Kingdom dSaskatchewan Health, Population Health, Regina, SK, Canada eGovernment of British Columbia, Ministry of Health Services, Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Abstract: | In 2003, an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Saskatchewan, Canada from July to September. One-hundred thirty-three horse cases and 947 human cases were recorded and data were analyzed retrospectively for evidence of clustering to determine if clinical infection in the horse population could be used to estimate human risk of infection with WNV. Kulldorff's scan statistic was used to identify spatial-temporal clusters in both the human and horse cases. In most areas, human clusters were not preceded by horse clusters. In one area, a significant cluster of horse cases preceded human cases by 1 week; however, 1 week does not provide sufficient time for human-health authorities to act and provide advance warning for the public. |
| Keywords: | West Nile virus Cluster analysis Epidemiology |
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