Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in an endemic area, south of Iran: A GIS based decision making for planning of control

Acta Tropica

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-137

  Hanafi Bojd, A A ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Oshaghi, M A ^a   Charrahy, Z ^b   Haghdoost, A A ^c   Zamani, G ^d   Abedi, F ^e   Sedaghat, M M ^a   Soltani, M ^f   Shahi, M ^g   Raeisi, A ^a,h  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^g HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

GIS; Iran; Malaria; Risk mapping

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; MALARIA; MAPPING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MORBIDITY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALARIA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

IRAN;

EID: 84857112260     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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