salmonella.agona {surveillance}

Salmonella Agona cases in the UK 1990-1995

Description

Reported number of cases of the Salmonella Agona serovar in the UK 1990-1995. Note however that the counts do not correspond exactly to the ones used by Farrington et. al (1996).

Usage

data(salmonella.agona)

Format

A disProg object with 312 observations starting from week 1 in 1990.

Source

A statistical algorithm for the early detection of outbreaks of infectious disease, Farrington, C.P., Andrews, N.J, Beale A.D. and Catchpole, M.A. (1996). , J. R. Statist. Soc. A, 159, 547-563.