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Note: If you modify the graph itself (e.g., using a graphical editor such as Inkscape) you should use CC-BY-SA as described above. If, however, you regenerate the graph, with or without modification, using gnuplot with the script and data provided below, then you need not attribute the graph. You also need not provide the script or the data to anyone. However, I would appreciate it if you would please provide your script and data via a link from your graph, if you produce a modified graph using gnuplot. In addition, please provide a link back to this page from your script and from your data. Thanks. -Arch dude (talk) 01:09, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Data and method

Plot generated using gnuplot. To regenerate, paste the script into a file named plotcases, paste the data into a file named 2012_meningitis_cases.dat and then issue the following command:

gnuplot plotcases

Note: the first two dates , 20 sept and 21 sept, are inferred from CDC's initial reports, namely that the initial case was reported on 21 Sept. the remaining data is from each successive dated CDC "cases" page. These were initially daily, then transitioning to weekly.

Gnuplot script

# copyright (c) 2012, Dan Clemmensen. All rights reserved. Anyone is licensed
# to use this script under the CC_BY_SA license: see
#    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
# "Attribution" may be accomplished by linking to
#    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012_meningitis_cases.svg
set terminal svg enhanced size 1000 1000 fname "Times" fsize 36
set output "2012_meningitis_cases.svg"
set title "Cumulative cases and deaths"
set key left box
set xdata time
set timefmt "%y/%m/%d"
set ytics textcolor rgb "red"
set ytics nomirror
set y2tics textcolor rgb "green"
set object 1 rectangle from screen 0,0 to screen 1,1 behind
set object 1 rectangle fc rgb "white" fillstyle solid 1.0
set style line 1 lw 2
set style line 2 lw 2
plot "2012_meningitis_cases.dat" using 1:2 title "cases" with lines ls 1,\
             "" using 1:3 title "deaths" axes x1y2 with lines ls 2

Data (from CDC)

12/09/20   0  0
12/09/21   1  1
12/10/04  35  5 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57527052/meningitis-cases-climb-to-47-infected-in-seven-states/
12/10/05  47  5 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57527052/meningitis-cases-climb-to-47-infected-in-seven-states/
12/10/06  64  7 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-06.html
12/10/07  91  7 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-07.html
12/10/08 105  8 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-08.html
12/10/09 119 11 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-09.html
12/10/10 137 12 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-10.html
12/10/11 170 14 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-11.html
12/10/12 185 14 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-12.html
12/10/13 198 15 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-13.html
12/10/14 205 15 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-14.html
12/10/15 214 15 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-15.html
12/10/16 233 15 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-16.html
12/10/17 247 19 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-17.html
12/10/18 257 20 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-18.html
12/10/19 271 21 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-19.html
12/10/20 284 23 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-20.html
12/10/21 285 23 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-21.html
12/10/22 297 23 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-22.html
12/10/23 308 23 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-23.html
12/10/24 317 24 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-24.html
12/10/25 328 24 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-25.html
12/10/26 338 25 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-26.html
12/10/27 344 25 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-27.html
12/10/29 354 25 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-29.html
12/10/30 363 28 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-30.html
12/10/31 377 28 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-10-31.html
12/11/01 386 28 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-01.html
12/11/02 404 29 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-02.html
12/11/05 419 30 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-05.html
12/11/07 424 31 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-07.html
12/11/09 438 32 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-09.html
12/11/14 461 32 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-14.html
12/11/16 480 33 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-16.html
12/11/19 490 34 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-19.html
12/11/26 510 36 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-11-26.html
12/12/03 541 36 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-12-03.html
12/12/10 590 37 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-12-10.html
12/12/17 620 39 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-12-17.html
12/12/28 656 39 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2012-12-28.html
13/01/07 664 40 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map_2013-01-07.html
13/01/14 678 44 https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map-large.html