Table 2 Information for spatial-temporal clusters of SFTS in China from 2010 to 2013

From: A National Assessment of the Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, China

Clusters*

1

2

3

Time period

2011/4–2013/10

2010/5–2013/11

2011/5–2013/11

No.obs

752

311

159

No.exp

9

13

14

RR

152.9

30.0

12.4

LLR

2811.3

728.6

248.1

Annual incidence

3.00/100,000

0.90/100,000

0.40/100,000

No.counties

17

18

24

No.population

11,989,480

10,206,346

16,331,687

Area (Km2)

36183.7

23382.7

20476.5

Climate feature

humid subtropical climate

warm temperate humid monsoon climate

warm semi-humid continental monsoon climate

Major geomorphology

wooded and hilly area

mountainous and hilly area

low mountain-hill and plains

Elevation, median(range)

88 m (4–1538 m)

78 m (0–810 m)

193 m (1–1378 m)

Primary ticks

H. longicornis

H. longicornis

H. longicornis

  1. Cluster* 1 belongs to primary cluster, 2 and 3 belong to secondary clusters.
  2. No.obs: number of observed cases; No.exp: number of expected cases;
  3. RR: relative risk for the SFTS incidence in the cluster compared to the national average incidence at the same time period; LLR: log likelihood ratio; No.counties: number of counties within cluster;
  4. No.population: population within the cluster.