Application of Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing technologies for assessing and monitoring malaria risk

Parassitologia

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-96

  Ceccato, Pietro ^a   Connor, S J ^a   Jeanne, I ^b   Thomson, M C ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b CERMES   (France)

Author keywords

Early warning system; Epidemic; Geographical information systems; Malaria; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; RISK; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INSECT VECTORS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PLANTS; PLASMODIUM; RISK; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944486482     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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