Application of Poisson's distribution model to the occurrence of acute viral hepatitis in the district of Sokolov.
The possibility of application of the Poisson's model of distribution in the field of epidemiology was analyzed on an example of actual distribution pattern of HBsAg-positive and HBsAg-negative cases of acute viral hepatitis notified weekly in a distinct during a period of 6 years. The results suggest that the distribution pattern of HBsAg-positive AVH is fully compatible with the Poisson's model of distribution, whereas the distribution pattern of HBsAg-negative AVH differs from it quite evidently. The observed Poisson's distribution of HBsAg-positive AVH offers some new theoretical and practical implications concerning the incidence, distribution and prophylaxis of this infection. It is also assumed that HBsAg-positive AVH is not the only one of the communicable diseases the occurrence of which is compatible with the Poisson's model of distribution.
D003604:Czechoslovakia; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013223:Statistics as Topic