Modeling the spatial distribution of Chagas disease vectors using environmental variables and peoplés knowledge

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hernández, Jaime ^a   Núñez, Ignacia ^a   Bacigalupo, Antonella ^a   Cattan, Pedro E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Mepraia spinolai; Random forests; Remote sensing; Triatoma infestans; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; INSECT; KNOWLEDGE; LAND USE; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANDES; CHILE;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MEPRAIA SPINOLAI; PROTOZOA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; TRENDS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE VECTORS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RURAL POPULATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84878374113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-29     Document Type: Article

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