An exploratory GIS-based method to identify and characterise landscapes with an elevated epidemiological risk of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis

Nicola A Wardrop; Eric M Fèvre; Peter M Atkinson; Abbas S L Kakembo; Susan C Welburn

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-316

An exploratory GIS-based method to identify and characterise landscapes with an elevated epidemiological risk of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis

Nicola A Wardrop, Eric M Fèvre, Peter M Atkinson, Abbas S L Kakembo, Susan C Welburn

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Specific land cover types and activities have been correlated with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense distributions, indicating the importance of landscape for epidemiological risk. However, methods proposed to identify specific areas with elevated epidemiological risk (i.e. where transmission is more likely to occur) tend to be costly and time consuming. This paper proposes an exploratory spatial analysis using geo-referenced human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases and matched controls from Serere hospital, Uganda (December 1998 to November 2002) to identify areas with an elevated epidemiological risk of HAT.

Original language	English
Article number	316
Journal	BMC Infectious Diseases
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-316
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Young Adult
Humans
Trypanosomiasis, African
Infant, Newborn
Topography, Medical
Aged
Uganda
Child
Risk Assessment
Child, Preschool
Infant
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Aged, 80 and over
Adult
Middle Aged
Adolescent
Geographic Information Systems
Female
Male

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