Landscape pattern analysis and Bayesian modeling for predicting Oncomelania hupensis distribution in Eryuan County, People's Republic of China

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 416-423

  Yang, Kun ^a,b   Zhou, Xiao Nong ^a   Wu, Xiao Hua ^a   Steinmann, Peter ^a,c   Wang, Xian Hong ^a   Yang, Guo Jing ^b   Utzinger, Jürg ^c   Li, Hong Jun ^d  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Eryuan County Schistosomiasis Control Station   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHINA; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOMELANIA HUPENSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; VEGETATION;

GASTROPODA; ONCOMELANIA HUPENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 69249176337     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.416     Document Type: Article

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