Spatial outline of malaria transmission in Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
; (12): 789-795, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-819591
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To conduct for modeling spatial distribution of malaria transmission in Iran.@*METHODS@#Records of all malaria cases from the period 2008-2010 in Iran were retrieved for malaria control department, MOH&ME. Metrological data including annual rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature, relative humidity, altitude, demographic, districts border shapefiles, and NDVI images received from Iranian Climatologic Research Center. Data arranged in ArcGIS.@*RESULTS@#99.65% of malaria transmission cases were focused in southeast part of Iran. These transmissions had statistically correlation with altitude (650 m), maximum (30 °C), minimum (20 °C) and average temperature (25.3 °C). Statistical correlation and overall relationship between NDVI (118.81), relative humidity (⩾45%) and rainfall in southeast area was defined and explained in this study.@*CONCLUSIONS@#According to ecological condition and mentioned cut-off points, predictive map was generated using cokriging method.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Malaria
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rain
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Likelihood Functions
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Linear Models
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Disease Outbreaks
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Models, Statistical
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Climate
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Ecology
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Altitude
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article