Mapping of risk prone areas of kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) in parts of Bihar state, India: An RS and GIS approach

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 115-122

  Sudhakar, S ^a   Srinivas, T ^b   Palit, A ^c   Kar, S K ^c   Battacharya, S K ^c  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

^c RAJENDRA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Kala azar vector; Microfocus; Remote sensing; Sandfly

Indexed keywords

SILICON; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHLEBOTOMUS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; ROBOTICS; RURAL POPULATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 33749486233     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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