Geographically weighted generalized Farrington algorithm for rapid outbreak detection over short data accumulation periods.

"data availability statement note that the r code and r package "geofarrington" for the proposed method are provided in a github repository ( https://github com/kingqwert/r/blob/master/geofarrington/geo_farrington_withcovs r ) and will be hosted on the cran repository ( https://www r-project org/ ) in the near future thereby facilitating the application of our method by others. data s1 estimated excess deaths during january to september 2020 under covid-19 pandemic in japan in all 47 prefectures click here for additional data file."

"note that the r code and r package "geofarrington" for the proposed method are provided in a github repository ( https://github com/kingqwert/r/blob/master/geofarrington/geo_farrington_withcovs r ) and will be hosted on the cran repository ( https://www r-project org/ ) in the near future thereby facilitating the application of our method by others.; data availability statement note that the r code and r package "geofarrington" for the proposed method are provided in a github repository ( https://github com/kingqwert/r/blob/master/geofarrington/geo_farrington_withcovs r ) and will be hosted on the cran repository ( https://www r-project org/ ) in the near future thereby facilitating the application of our method by others."

"CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no potential conflict of interest."

"Funding information Daiwa Securities Health Foundation, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 21H03203; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 20HA2007; Japan Society for The Promotion of Science, 21K1792; 19H04071; 19K24340"