Satellite imaging and vector-borne diseases: the approach of the French National Space Agency (CNES).
Geospat Health
; 3(1): 1-5, 2008 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19021103
ABSTRACT
Tele-epidemiology consists in studying human and animal epidemic, the spread of which is closely tied to environmental factors, using data from earth-orbiting satellites. By combining various data originated from satellites such as SPOT (vegetation indexes), Meteosat (winds and cloud masses) and other Earth observation data from Topex/Poseidon and Envisat (wave height, ocean temperature and colour) with hydrology data (number and distribution of lakes, water levels in rivers and reservoirs) and clinical data from humans and animals (clinical cases and serum use), predictive mathematical models can be constructed. A number of such approaches have been tested in the last three years. In Senegal, for example, Rift Valley fever epidemics are being monitored using a predictive model based on the rate at which water holes dry out after the rainy season, which affects the number of mosquito eggs which carry the virus.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Vigilância da População
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Saúde Ambiental
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Saúde Global
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Clima
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Comunicações Via Satélite
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Topografia Médica
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Informática em Saúde Pública
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Geospat Health
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article