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Disease Cluster Analysis Data Export

The Disease Cluster Analysis Data Export allows users to pre-process CWD Warhouse sample data for upload and use in the SaTScan software. The SaTScan software analyzes spatial and temporal data for any of the following interrelated purposes:

  • Perform geographical surveillance of disease, to detect spatial or space-time disease clusters and to see if they are statistically significant
  • Test whether a disease is randomly distributed over space, time, or space and time
  • Evaluate the statistical significance of disease cluster alarms

Geographical Scale

  • Exact locations of deer

Required Data

  • Sample data, including exact latitude and longitude and harvest date

Suggested Data

  • None

User Inputs

  • Cervid species
  • Season-years(s)
  • Scan type (spatial or temporal)

Outputs

  • A downloadable file of processed sample data for use in the SaTScan import wizard.
  • A downloadable file with a summary of your selected inputs to assist you in creating the model execution in the SaTScan software.

More information

For more details, go to the CWD Data Warehouse User Manual: Disease Cluster Analysis Data Export.