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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of the 2019-nCoV Epidemic at the County Level in Hubei Province, China.

Wentao Yang, Min Deng, Chaokui Li, Jincai Huang

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Wentao YangNational-local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Geospatial Information Technology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411100, China.
Min DengSchool of Geosciences and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
Chaokui LiNational-local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Geospatial Information Technology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411100, China.
Jincai HuangSchool of Geosciences and Info-physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 41801311Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China 2018JJ3150Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China 18YBQ050Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department 19C0777
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Abstract

Understanding the spatio-temporal characteristics or patterns of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic is critical in effectively preventing and controlling this epidemic. However, no research analyzed the spatial dependency and temporal dynamics of 2019-nCoV. Consequently, this research aims to detect the spatio-temporal patterns of the 2019-nCoV epidemic using spatio-temporal analysis methods at the county level in Hubei province. The Mann-Kendall and Pettitt methods were used to identify the temporal trends and abrupt changes in the time series of daily new confirmed cases, respectively. The local Moran's I index was applied to uncover the spatial patterns of the incidence rate, including spatial clusters and outliers. On the basis of the data from January 26 to February 11, 2020, we found that there were 11 areas with different types of temporal patterns of daily new confirmed cases. The pattern characterized by an increasing trend and abrupt change is mainly attributed to the improvement in the ability to diagnose the disease. Spatial clusters with high incidence rates during the period were concentrated in Wuhan Metropolitan Area due to the high intensity of spatial interaction of the population. Therefore, enhancing the ability to diagnose the disease and controlling the movement of the population can be confirmed as effective measures to prevent and control the regional outbreak of the epidemic.

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CoronavirusSpatio-Temporal AnalysisBetacoronavirusChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Disease OutbreaksEpidemicsHumansIncidencePandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Spatial Analysis2019 novel coronavirusabrupt changedaily new confirmed casesgeographic information scienceincidence ratesspatial clusterspatial outlier

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