Correlation between normalized difference vegetation index and malaria in a subtropical rain forest undergoing rapid anthropogenic alteration

Time-series of coarse-resolution greenness values derived through remote sensing have been used as a surrogate environmental variable to help monitor and predict occurrences of a number of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases, including malaria. Often, relationships between a remotely-sensed index of...

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Main Authors: Nicole M. Wayant, Diego Maldonado, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Blanca Cousiño, Douglas G. Goodin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/199