Geographical information systems and tropical medicine

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, O A
dc.contributor.authorDavenhall, W
dc.contributor.authorAli, M
dc.contributor.authorCastillo-Salgado, C
dc.contributor.authorVazquez-Prokopec, G
dc.contributor.authorKitron, U
dc.contributor.authorMagalhaes, Ricardo Soares
dc.contributor.authorClements, Archie
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:29:11Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:06:13Z
dc.description.abstractIn terms of their applicability to the field of tropical medicine, geographical information systems (GIS) have developed enormously in the last two decades. This article reviews some of the pertinent and representative applications of GIS, including the use of such systems and remote sensing for the mapping of Chagas disease and human helminthiases, the use of GIS in vaccine trials, and the global applications of GIS for health-information management, disease epidemiology, and pandemic planning. The future use of GIS as a decision-making tool and some barriers to the widespread implementation of such systems in developing settings are also discussed.
dc.identifier.issn0003-4983
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/74572
dc.publisherManey Publishing
dc.sourceAnnals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
dc.subjectKeywords: typhoid vaccine; Ascaris lumbricoides; Chagas disease; clinical trial; decision making; disease transmission; drug efficacy; epidemiological data; geographic information system; health care planning; helminthiasis; human; lymphatic filariasis; medical inf
dc.titleGeographical information systems and tropical medicine
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage318
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage303
local.contributor.affiliationKhan, O A, University of Vermont
local.contributor.affiliationDavenhall, W, ESRI Inc.
local.contributor.affiliationAli, M, International Vaccine Institute
local.contributor.affiliationCastillo-Salgado, C, Pan American Health Organization
local.contributor.affiliationVazquez-Prokopec, G, Emory University
local.contributor.affiliationKitron, U, Emory University
local.contributor.affiliationMagalhaes, Ricardo Soares, The University of Queensland
local.contributor.affiliationClements, Archie, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidClements, Archie, u5611518
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor111700 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
local.identifier.absfor111706 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.absseo920404 - Disease Distribution and Transmission (incl. Surveillance and Response)
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB4191
local.identifier.citationvolume104
local.identifier.doi10.1179/136485910X12743554759867
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-77954725524
local.type.statusPublished Version

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