Geographical Information Systems: A Tool to Map and Analyze Disease Spread

Authors

  • Indumathi Srinath Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Barbara Szonyi Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Maria Esteve-Gassent Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Blanca Lupiani Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Raju Gautam Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Alfonso Clavijo Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, College station, TX
  • Sang-shin Park Texas A &M, College station, TX
  • Renata Ivanek-Miojevic Texas A &M, College station, TX

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4443

Abstract

Use GIS to illustrate and understand the association between environmental factors and spread of infectious diseases. Our case studies like analyzing the association between meteorological factors and Lyme disease risk in humans in Texas, elucidating factors that contribute to contamination of produce at preharvest level and identifying disease clusters in an fungal zoonotic disease like Valley fever, examine the relationship between environmental conditions, such as climate and location, and vector distribution and abundance. The above studies show spatial epidemiology being an invaluable field in the research and surveillance of infectious disease.

Author Biography

Indumathi Srinath, Texas A &M, College station, TX

M.S in Geography and Environmental sciences. Expertise in GIS and Remote Sensing analysis,GIS modeling.Currently working in Department of Veterinary integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. as a Research Associate. mapping the spread of various diseases and analyzing various environmental and meteorological factors associated with the spread of disease.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Srinath, I., Szonyi, B., Esteve-Gassent, M., Lupiani, B., Gautam, R., Clavijo, A., … Ivanek-Miojevic, R. (2013). Geographical Information Systems: A Tool to Map and Analyze Disease Spread. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4443

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Poster Presentations