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Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems in Epidemiology
Author: Simon I. Hay (Editor),Sarah E. Randolph (Editor),Preface by J. R. Baker

Cover: cover
Pages: 340
List Price: $69.95
Published by Academic Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 0123335604


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With ever more sophisticated control methods being developed for infectious diseases, our ability to map spatial and temporal variation in risk is more important than ever. Only with global information may we plan control campaigns and deliver novel interventions and remedies where the need is greatest, and sustainable success is most likely.

This book presents a comprehensive guide to using the very latest methods of surveillance from satellites, including analysing spatial data within geographical information systems, interpreting complex biological patterns, and predicting risk both today and as it may change in the future.

Of all infectious disease systems, those that involve freeliving invertebrate vectors or intermediate hosts are most susceptible to changing environmental conditions, and have hitherto received most attention from the marriage of analytical biology with this new space technology. Accordingly, this volume presents detailed case studies on malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), tickborne infections and helminths (worms). For those who are unfamiliar with this science, and unsure how to start, the book ends with a chapter of practical advice on where to seek hands-on instruction.

The lessons to be learnt from these studies are applicable to many other epidemiological and ecological problems that face us today, most significantly the preservation of the world's biodiversity.