Open AccessRisk Mapping and Spatial Modeling of Human Cystic Echinococcosis in Iran from 2009 to 2018: A GIS-Based Survey
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Parandin,
Ahmad Ali HanafiBojd,
Fatemeh Heydarpour,
Mehdi Mohebali,
Mohammad Zeinali,
Ali Akbari Sari,
Mehdi Rezaei,
Mohammad Bagher Rokni
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of parasitology./iranian journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-238X
pISSN - 1735-7020
DOI - 10.18502/ijpa.v17i3.10620
Subject(s) - normalized difference vegetation index , geography , regression analysis , echinococcosis , christian ministry , ecological study , spatial distribution , geographic information system , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , veterinary medicine , medicine , cartography , statistics , population , remote sensing , biology , ecology , mathematics , pathology , philosophy , theology , geometry , leaf area index
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important parasitic infections in subgroup seven common neglected diseases of humans and animals. It is in the list of 18 neglected tropical diseases of the WHO. We aimed to analyze the situation of the disease in Iran using Geographical Information System (GIS) and satellite data analysis.