Table 1 Class B infectious diseases.

From: Multivariate time series analysis on the dynamic relationship between Class B notifiable diseases and gross domestic product (GDP) in China

Disease

Whether included in this study

Reasons for exclusion

Type of multivariate time series analysis model*

AIDS

No

Too short period

Virus hepatitis

Yes

ECM

Poliomyelitis

No

Too low rate

Severe acute respiratory syndromes

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

Human avian influenza

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

Measles

No

Outlier**

Epidemic hemorrhagic fever

Yes

VAR for original series

Rabies

Yes

VAR for original series

Epidemic encephalitis B

Yes

VAR for original series

Dengue

No

Too short period

Anthrax

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

Bacterial and amebic dysentery

Yes

VAR for original series

Tuberculosis

No

Too short period

Typhoid fever

Yes

ECM

Pertussis

Yes

VAR for original series

Diphtheria

No

Too low rate

Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis

No

Too low rate

Infantum tetanus

No

Too low rate

Scarlet fever

Yes

ECM

Brucellosis

No

Endemic disease

Gonorrhoea

Yes

VAR for original series

Syphilis

Yes

VAR for differenced series

Leptospirosis

No

Too low rate

Schistosomiasis

No

Endemic disease

Malaria

Yes

VAR for differenced series

Influenza A(H1N1)/H7N9 avian influenza***

No

Task adjustment

  1. *Three types of multivariate time series analysis models were used in this study, that is, the VAR for original series, VAR for differenced series and the ECM, see more information in the rest of paper. **The incidence rate of measles was zero in 2003, but was far great than zero in 2002 and 2004. This study did not find reasonable explanation for this outlier, so measles was not included for analysis. ***According to regulation of government, influenza A (H1N1) has been adjusted from Class B to Class C notifiable disease since 2014, while H7N9 avian influenza was included as Class B since 2013 (http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/jkj/s3577/201311/f6ee56b5508a4295a8d552ca5f0f5edd.shtml).