An Overview of Remote Sensing and GIS for Surveillance of Mosquito Vector Habitats and Risk Assessment

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-61

  Dale, P E R ^a   Ritchie, S A ^b   Territo, B M ^c   Morris, C D ^d   Muhar, A ^a   Kay, B H ^e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes vigilax; Arbovirus; Culex annulirostris; Geographic information systems (gis); Remote sensing; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CULICIDAE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032084853     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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