Schistosomiasis risk estimation in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using environmental data and GIS techniques

Acta Tropica

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 234-241

  Guimarães, Ricardo J P S ^a,b   Freitas, Corina C ^c   Dutra, Luciano V ^c   Moura, Ana C M ^d   Amaral, Ronaldo S ^e   Drummond, Sandra C ^f   Scholte, Ronaldo G C ^a,b   Carvalho, Omar S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Clinica de Olhos da Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude/MS   (Brazil)

^f Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

GIS; Mixing model; MODIS; Multiple linear regression; Prevalence; Schistosomiasis; SRTM

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; GIS; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSOR; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA; BRAZIL; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PREVALENCE; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 57049136555     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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