The use of GIS in leprosy control

Leprosy Review

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-331

  Bakker, Mirjam I ^a   Scheelbeek, Pauline F D ^a   Van Beers, Stella M ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 73249144467     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (15)

1. Snow J. On the mode of communication of cholera 2nd edn., John Churchill, New Burlington Street, London, England, 1855.
2. Tanser FC, le Sueur D. The application of geographical information systems to important public health problems in Africa. Int J Health Geogr, 2002; 1: 4.
3. Suresh B. Role of GIS in planning and evaluation of leprosy elimination programme; http://www.gisdevelopment. net/application/health/ planning/healthp0004.htm
4. World Health Organisation. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 2009; http://www.who.int/lep/monitor/gis/ en/index.html
5. Weng X, Wang Z, Liu J et al. Identification and distribution of Mycobacterium leprae genotypes in a region of high leprosy prevalence in China: a 3-year molecular epidemiological study. J Clin Microbiol, 2007; 45: 1728-1734.
6. Gauy JS, Hino P, dos Santos CB. Spatial distribution of leprosy cases in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 2004. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem, 2007; 15: 460-465.
7. Penna ML, Wand-Del-Rey-de-Oliveira ML, Penna G. Spatial distribution of leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis, 2009; 15: 650-652.
8. Bakker MI, Hatta M, Kwenang A et al. Population survey to determine risk factors for Mycobacterium leprae transmission and infection. Int J Epidemiol, 2004; 33: 1329-1336.
9. Montenegro AC, Werneck GL, Kerr-Pontes LR et al. Spatial analysis of the distribution of leprosy in the State of Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 2004; 99: 683-686.
10. Fischer E, Pahan D, Chowdhury S, Richardus J. The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: an observational study. BMC Infect Dis, 2008; 8: 126.
11. Sterne JA, Pönnighaus JM, Fine PE, Malema SS. Geographic determinants of leprosy in Karonga District, Northern Malawi. Int J Epidemiol, 1995; 24: 1211-1222.
12. Lapa TM, de Albuquerque Mde F, Carvalho MS, Silveira JC Jr. Análise da demanda de casos de hanseníase aos serviços de saúde através do uso de técnicas de análise espacial [Spatial analysis of leprosy cases treated at public health care facilities in Brazil]. Cad Saude Publica, 2006; 22: 2575-2583.
13. Cromley EK, McLafferty SL. GIS and public health Guilford Press, New York, 2002.
14. Visschedijk J, van de Broek J, Eggens H et al. Mycobacterium leprae-millennium resistant! Leprosy control on the threshold of a new era. Trop Med Int Health, 2000; 5: 388-399.
15. De Souza Dias MC, Dias GH, Nobre ML. The use of Geographical Information System (GIS) to improve active leprosy case finding campaigns in the municipality of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. Lepr Rev, 2007; 78: 261-269.