Satellite Hyperspectral Imagery to Support Tick-Borne Infectious Diseases Surveillance.

This study proposed the use of satellite hyperspectral imagery to support tick-borne infectious diseases surveillance based on monitoring the variation in amplifier hosts food sources. To verify this strategy, we used the data of the human rickettsiosis occurrences in southeastern Brazil, region in...

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Main Authors: Gina Polo, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Fernando Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143736