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The use of GIS in leprosy control

Author(s) -

Mirjam I. Bakker,

Pauline Scheelbeek,

Stella M. van Beers

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

leprosy review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2162-8807

pISSN - 0305-7518

DOI - 10.47276/lr.80.3.327

Subject(s) - geographic information system , leprosy , public health , medicine , environmental health , tuberculosis , malaria , epidemiology , cartography , environmental planning , data science , geography , pathology , computer science

been recognised as an essential tool in public health. A Geographical InformationSystem (GIS) is more than mapping diseases: it manages, analyses and presents data that arelinked to geographical locations. GIS enables creation of maps and can present data onnational and regional level, but also on very detailed levels, such as households. Beyondadministrative boundaries it can also present variables such as land use type and altitude. Itsspecic strength is that it can visualise, establish relationships and analyse different featuresthat share the same location. The combination of person, time and space makes GIS apowerful epidemiological tool for disease prevention and control. In the last decade,epidemiologists increasingly recognised the importance of GIS. GIS has been applied inresearch, prevention and control of several infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis,and HIV/AIDS.

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