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Table 1 Class B infectious diseases.

From: Multivariate time series analysis on the dynamic relationship between Class B notifiable diseases and gross domestic product (GDP) in China

Disease

Whether included in this study

Reasons for exclusion

Type of multivariate time series analysis model*

AIDS

No

Too short period

—

Virus hepatitis

Yes

—

ECM

Poliomyelitis

No

Too low rate

—

Severe acute respiratory syndromes

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

—

Human avian influenza

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

—

Measles

No

Outlier**

—

Epidemic hemorrhagic fever

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Rabies

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Epidemic encephalitis B

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Dengue

No

Too short period

—

Anthrax

No

Treated as Class A notifiable diseases

—

Bacterial and amebic dysentery

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Tuberculosis

No

Too short period

—

Typhoid fever

Yes

—

ECM

Pertussis

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Diphtheria

No

Too low rate

—

Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis

No

Too low rate

—

Infantum tetanus

No

Too low rate

—

Scarlet fever

Yes

—

ECM

Brucellosis

No

Endemic disease

—

Gonorrhoea

Yes

—

VAR for original series

Syphilis

Yes

—

VAR for differenced series

Leptospirosis

No

Too low rate

—

Schistosomiasis

No

Endemic disease

—

Malaria

Yes

—

VAR for differenced series

Influenza A(H1N1)/H7N9 avian influenza***

No

Task adjustment

—

  1. *Three types of multivariate time series analysis models were used in this study, that is, the VAR for original series, VAR for differenced series and the ECM, see more information in the rest of paper. **The incidence rate of measles was zero in 2003, but was far great than zero in 2002 and 2004. This study did not find reasonable explanation for this outlier, so measles was not included for analysis. ***According to regulation of government, influenza A (H1N1) has been adjusted from Class B to Class C notifiable disease since 2014, while H7N9 avian influenza was included as Class B since 2013 (http://www.nhfpc.gov.cn/jkj/s3577/201311/f6ee56b5508a4295a8d552ca5f0f5edd.shtml).