Integrating an agent-based model of malaria mosquitoes with a geographic information system

25th European Modeling and Simulation Symposium, EMSS 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 311-320

  Arifin, S M Niaz ^a   Arifin, Rumana Reaz ^a,b   De Alwis Pitts, Dilkushi ^b   Madey, Gregory R ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Anopheles gambiae; Geographic information system; Malaria

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES; BIOLOGICAL INSIGHT; DEADLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MALARIA; MALARIA TRANSMISSION;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84886881378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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