Virtual globes and geospatial health: the potential of new tools in the management and control of vector-borne diseases

Autor: Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Christopher F.L. Saarnak, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou, Christopher Simoonga, Gabriel Mushinge, Carsten Rahbek, Flemming Møhlenberg, Thomas K. Kristensen

Publikováno v: Geospatial Health, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 127-141 (2009)

The rapidly growing field of three-dimensional software modeling of the Earth holds promise for applications in the geospatial health sciences. Easy-to-use, intuitive virtual globe technologies such as Google Earth™ enable scientists around the wor

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Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases.

Autor: Eveline Hürlimann, Nadine Schur, Konstantina Boutsika, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Maiti Laserna de Himpsl, Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Nassor Laizer, Lukas Camenzind, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Uwem F Ekpo, Christopher Simoonga, Gabriel Mushinge, Christopher F L Saarnak, Jürg Utzinger, Thomas K Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 12, p e1404 (2011)

BACKGROUND: After many years of general neglect, interest has grown and efforts came under way for the mapping, control, surveillance, and eventual elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Disease risk estimates are a key feature to target

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/57b22006050243ba9e60f9927e29f5e6

Diagnostic approaches to malaria in Zambia, 2009-2014

Autor: Pauline K. Wamulume, Ubydul Haque, Lindsey A. Laytner, Maha A. Elbadry, Jailos Lubinda, Victor Mukonka, Emmanuel Chanda, Wenyi Zhang, Gabriel Mushinge, Mulakwa Kamuliwo, Mercy Mwanza-Ingwe

Publikováno v: Geospatial Health, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2015)

Malaria is an important health burden in Zambia with proper diagnosis remaining as one of the biggest challenges. The need for reliable diagnostics is being addressed through the introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). However, without suffici

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http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/330

Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases

Autor: Christopher F.L. Saarnak, Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Gabriel Mushinge, Jürg Utzinger, Thomas K. Kristensen, Nassor Laizer, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Lukas Camenzind, Konstantina Boutsika, Penelope Vounatsou, Uwem F Ekpo, Nadine Schur, Eveline Hürlimann, Maiti Laserna de Himpsl, Christopher Simoonga

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 12, p e1404 (2011)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Hürlimann, E, Schur, N, Boutsika, K, Stensgaard, A-S, de Himpsl, M L, Ziegelbauer, K, Laizer, N, Camenzind, L, Pasquale, A D, Ekpo, U F, Simoonga, C, Mushinge, G, Saarnak, C F L, Utzinger, J, Kristensen, T K & Vounatsou, P 2011, ' Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases ', P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 5, no. 12 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001404

Background After many years of general neglect, interest has grown and efforts came under way for the mapping, control, surveillance, and eventual elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Disease risk estimates are a key feature to target c

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3236728?pdf=render