Effects of georeferencing effort on mapping monkeypox case distributions and transmission risk

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lash, R R ^a   Carroll, Darin S ^b   Hughes, Christine M ^b   Nakazawa, Yoshinori ^b   Karem, Kevin ^b   Damon, Inger K ^b   Peterson, A T ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAPPING METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRAL DISEASE;

CONGO BASIN; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MONKEYPOX; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MONKEYPOX; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84862745369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-23     Document Type: Article

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