Yellow Fever Diffusion in Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2017

An ecological observational study analyzing the spatial-temporal diffusion of sylvatic yellow fever cases during the 2017 epidemic in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The study found an incidence of 4.85 per 100,000 inhabitants and a case-fatality rate of 29.74%, with cases distributed across 34 of the state's 78 municipalities. The research was conducted by Priscila Carminati Siqueira from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo using geostatistical analysis via ordinary kriging.

Use Cases

• Modeling disease diffusion patterns based on spatial continuity and contagion described in the study.
• Analyzing the relationship between environmental factors like Atlantic Forest areas and case persistence based on the described geographic concentration.
• Studying epidemic temporal dynamics based on the reported case distribution across 19 epidemiological weeks.
• Assessing public health intervention impacts based on the described incidence and case-fatality rates.

Strengths

• Includes specific epidemiological metrics: an incidence rate of 4.85/100,000 inhabitants and a case-fatality rate of 29.74%.
• Provides detailed geographic scope: data covers 78 municipalities in Espírito Santo, with cases in 34 municipalities across 43% of the state's territory.
• Defines a clear temporal range: cases occurred from the 1st to the 19th Epidemiological Weeks of 2017.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Priscila Carminati Siqueira, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Ecological observational study with spatial analysis using ArcGIS and ordinary kriging.

Time Range

2017, specifically Epidemiological Weeks 1 to 19.

Geography

State of Espírito Santo, Brazil, divided into 78 municipalities.