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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432020000300642</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Detección de conglomerados «activos» emergentes de altas tasas de incidencia, para la vigilancia rápida de la COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Detection of emerging "active" clusters with high incidence rates, for rapid surveillance of COVID-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Durán Morera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Noira]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Botello Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emilia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>642</fpage>
<lpage>655</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000300642&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000300642&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000300642&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La geografía médica se ha aplicado en el marco de la fusión de la gestión gubernamental con el potencial científico disponible, con el objetivo de encontrar las mejores respuestas a la COVID-19. La investigación geográfica, en función del seguimiento y control de la actual pandemia, deviene tendencia mundial. Entre los procedimientos empleados, la técnica de Kulldorff es una metodología de análisis espacial implementada para la vigilancia rápida de la enfermedad. En Cuba existe experiencia de su uso, pero no con esta finalidad. Esta investigación muestra la aplicación de la opción de análisis espacio-temporal prospectivo, con datos de casos confirmados diariamente con la COVID-19 en la provincia de Villa Clara, que resulta en la detección de conglomerados «activos» emergentes de altas tasas de incidencia de la enfermedad. En caso de futuros rebrotes en el país, este recurso puede proveer información orientadora para las acciones encaminadas a la contención de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Medical geography has been applied within the framework of the government management and the available scientific potential, with the aim of finding the best answers to COVID-19. Geographical research, based on the monitoring and control of the current pandemic, becomes a global trend. Kulldorff's method, is among the procedures used, the spatial analysis methodology implemented for rapid surveillance of the disease. In Cuba, there is experience of its use, but not for this purpose. This research shows the implementation of a prospective spatio-temporal analysis, with data from cases confirmed daily with COVID-19 in Villa Clara province, which results in the detection of emerging "active" conglomerates with high incidence rates of the illness. This resource can provide guiding information for actions aimed at containing future outbreaks of the disease in our country.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[muestreo por conglomerados]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cluster sampling]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiological monitoring]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus infections/epidemiology]]></kwd>
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