Utilization of a geographical information system for surveillance of Aedes aegypti and dengue haemorrhagic fever in north-eastern Thailand

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue , 2007, Pages 75-82

  Chaikoolvatana, Anun ^a   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^b   Haddawy, Peter ^c  

^a Department of Mathematics   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ae. aegypti indices; Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF); Geographical information system (GIS); Geographical positioning system (GPS)

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DENGUE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; THAILAND;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 56249107215     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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