Bimal Chhetri|Andrés Pérez|Mark C. Thurmond
Factors associated with spatial clustering of foot-and-mouth disease in Nepal
University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|Centro Científico Tecnológico - Santa Fe|University of California, Davis
purpose study quantify associations hypothesized epidemiological factors spatial distribution footandmouth disease fmd nepal spatial clustering reports least one fmd case village development committee vdc 2004 examined use spatial scan statistic bayesian poisson multivariate regression model used quantify association number reports 25 factors hypothesized associated fmd risk spatial scan statistic identified p 001 two clusters fmd reports large numbers people buffalo animal technicians district associated elevated risk vdc reporting or1 fmd case knowledge highrisk areas factors associated risk fmd nepal could applied future disease control programs