Geoprocessing and spatial analysis for identifying leptospirosis risk areas: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Leptospirosis is a reemerging zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira sp. with global importance in the medical and veterinary fields, being responsible for about 59 thousand deaths each year in the world. The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the health sector is p...

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Main Authors: Isabela Pereira de Oliveira Souza, Marlene Salete Uberti, Wagner de Souza Tassinari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652020000100402&lng=en&tlng=en