Filaria Monitoring Visualization System: A Geographical Information System–Based Application to Manage Lymphatic Filariasis in Andhra Pradesh, India
| Autor: | Sampath Kumar Pabbisetty, Sriram Kumaraswamy, Srinivasa Rao Mutheneni, Madhusudhan Rao Kadiri, Venkata Suryanarayana Murthy Yellepeddi, Suryanaryana Murty Upadhyayula |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty India Microbiology Microfilaria System a Filariasis law.invention User-Computer Interface Elephantiasis Filarial Risk Factors law Virology Epidemiology Odds Ratio Prevalence medicine Information system Humans Socioeconomics Lymphatic filariasis Public health medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Geography Transmission (mechanics) Geographic Information Systems Optometry Female Software |
| Zdroj: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12:418-427 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 1530-3667 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/vbz.2011.0713 |
| Popis: | Among various public health diseases, filariasis constitutes a major public health problem in India, wherein an estimated 553.7 million people are at risk of infection. The aim of this article is to present a spatial mapping and analysis of filariasis data over a 3-year period (2004-2007) from Karimnagar, Chittoor, East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. The data include epidemiological and entomological studies (i.e., infection rate, infectivity rate, mosquito per man hour, and microfilaria rate). These parameters were customized on Geographical Information System (GIS) platform and developed filaria monitoring visualization system (FMVS) for identifying the endemic/risk areas of filariasis among these four districts. GIS map for filariasis transmission from the study areas was created and stratified into different spatial entities like low, medium, and high risk zones. On the basis of the data and FMVS maps, it was demonstrated that filariasis remained unevenly distributed within the districts. Balancing the intervention coverage in different villages with overall mass drug administration and continued promotion of the proper use of control measures are necessary for further reduction of filarial cases in these districts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|