Predictions of malaria vector distribution in Belize based on multispectral satellite data

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-308

  Roberts, Donald R ^a   Paris, Jack F ^b   Manguin, Sylvie ^c   Harbach, Ralph E ^d   Woodruff, Robert ^b   Rejmankova, Eliska ^e   Polanco, Jorge ^f   Wullschleger, Bruce ^b   Legters, Llewellyn J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Neuromuscular Program   (United States)

^c Inst Francais Rech Sci pour le D   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Ministry of Health   (Belize)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BELIZE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029939772     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.304     Document Type: Article

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