Mapping the potential distribution of Phlebotomus martini and P. orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae), vectors of kala-azar in East Africa by use of geographic information systems

Acta Tropica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-86

  Gebre Michael, T ^a,b   Malone, J B ^b   Balkew, M ^a   Ali, A ^a   Berhe, N ^a   Hailu, A ^a   Herzi, A A ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOMALI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Somalia)

Author keywords

AVHRR; East Africa; Geographic information systems; Kala azar; Phlebotomus martini; Phlebotomus orientalis; Remote sensing; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; GIS; LEISHMANIASIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS MARTINI; SEASON; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DIPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PHLEBOTOMUS MARTINI; PHLEBOTOMUS ORIENTALIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 1642436476     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.09.021     Document Type: Article

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