Research Article

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the State of Mexico, Mexico

Table 2

A cluster with high rates of tuberculosis in the State of Mexico was detected with a spatial-temporal analysis and a search window maximum length of ≤50% and ≤25% risk population, adjusted for age-gender-margination.

ClusterLoc.aCentre coordinatesRadius (km)YearObsbExpcRRdLLRe 𝑃

Primary cluster
 1619.315 N, −98.928 W3.492006–2008160.281.0854.4672480.001
Secondary clusters
 21919.585 N, −98.945 W11.932006–2008267140.592.0348.8803070.001
3 519.610 N, −99.191 W5.082007–2009274.396.2226.5787000.001

aLocations with TB cases, bObserved number of cases in cluster, cExpected number of cases in cluster, dRelative risk of the cluster, eLog likelihood ratio.
*Cluster detected with a search window maximum length of 50% risk population.