| zika_yap_2007 {outbreaks} | R Documentation |
Zika on the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia, 2007
Description
These data describe weekly incidence of probable and confirmed cases of Zika virus on the Yap Main Islands, Micronesia.
Usage
zika_yap_2007
Format
A data frame with 29 rows and 3 columns
- onset_date
Date
- nr
Days after starting date
- value
Number of cases per week
The data on weekly cases reported by Funk et al. (2016) cover the period from 2007-02-18 to 2007-09-02, over which time there were a total of 108 cases classified as probable (59) or confirmed (49) in a population of 7391. Cases were identified by a combination of prospective and retrospective surveillance at all health centres on Yap.
Author(s)
Data from Funk et al. (2016), provided by Sebastian Funk (github.com/sbnfunk). Transfer to R and documentation by Finlay Campbell (finlaycampbell93@gmail.com).
Source
Funk et al. (2016)
References
S. Funk, et al. 2016. Comparative Analysis of Dengue and Zika Outbreaks Reveals Differences by Setting and Virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(12), e0005173. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005173
Examples
## show first few weeks of Zika incidence
head(zika_yap_2007)