Spatial outline of malaria transmission in Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
; (12): 789-795, 2012.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-819591
Biblioteca responsável:
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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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Malária
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Chuva
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Funções Verossimilhança
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Modelos Lineares
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Epidemiologia
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Incidência
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Surtos de Doenças
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Modelos Estatísticos
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Clima
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Ecologia
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Altitude
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo