Table 2 Temporal clusters of malaria cases in Loreto Region, 2002–2013.

From: Spatio-temporal analysis of malaria incidence in the Peruvian Amazon Region between 2002 and 2013

 

Total

P. vivax

P. falciparum

Cluster.period

IRR*

Cluster period

IRR*

Cluster period

IRR*

2002

Feb–Jul

1.47

Feb–Jul

1.46

Jan–Jun

1.59

2003

Feb–Jul

1.62

Feb–Jul

1.64

Feb–Jun

1.56

2004

May–Sep

1.36

May–Sep

1.40

Feb–Jul

1.24

2005

Feb–Jun

1.52

Feb–Jun

1.63

Feb–Jul

1.27

2006

Apr–Jun

1.91

Apr–Jun

1.95

Apr–Jun

1.70

2007

Mar–Aug

1.84

Mar–Aug

1.88

Mar–Aug

1.72

2008

Feb–Jul

1.50

Feb–Jul

1.61

Apr–May

1.20

2009

Mar–Aug

1.77

Jun–Aug

1.88

Mar–Jun

1.53

2010

Jan–Jun

1.62

Jan–Jun

1.71

Feb–Jul

1.45

2011

May–Sep

1.77

May–Sep

1.61

Jun–Sep

1.75

2012

May–Jul

2.18

May–Jul

2.33

Jul

1.89

2013

Apr–Jul

1.72

Apr–Jul

1.77

May–Jul

1.63

  1. IRR = incidence rate ratio (compared to all other months) estimated by purely temporal analysis using Satscan. *All p-values were <0.001
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