Spatiotemporal variation of notified Barmah Forest virus infections in Queensland, Australia, 1993 – 2001
The spatiotemporal variations of Barmah Forest virus (BFv) infections were assessed in Queensland, Australia, between 1993 and 2001 utilizing a Geographic Information System. The notified BFv cases came from 441 localities between 1993 and 1995, 512 between 1996 and 1998, and 546 between 1999 and 2001. A statistically significant increase was observed in the number of localities from which the cases were notified by 16.1% for the period of 1996?–?1998 and 23.8% for 1999?–?2001, compared with that for 1993?–?1995 (? 2 (df?=?2)?=?11.5; p?
Keywords: Barmah Forest virus; MapInfo; geographic information systems; geographic variation
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia 2: School of Planning, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, Queensland University of Technology, Australia 3: Australian School of Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
Publication date: 01 April 2005
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