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University of Pennsylvania researchers develop formula to gauge risk of disease clusters
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a mathematical formula to assess whether concentrated disease outbreaks can be ascribed to random-chance events or, instead, suggest a contagious or environmental effect that requires epidemiological investigation.A feature of the formula is that, given the relevant data, the required probability calculations can be done in less than five seconds on a personal computer.
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