Remote sensing analysis of vector abundance and malaria risk associated with selected villages in southern Belize, C.A.

Brian C. Montgomery; John Grieco; Penny M. Masuoka; Donald Roberts; Eliska Rejmankova; Yvette Alonzo; Richard Andre; Hilbert Lenares; Nicole Achee; Kevin Pope; Sharon Franklin

Remote sensing analysis of vector abundance and malaria risk associated with selected villages in southern Belize, C.A.

Brian C. Montgomery^*, John Grieco, Penny M. Masuoka, Donald Roberts, Eliska Rejmankova, Yvette Alonzo, Richard Andre, Hilbert Lenares, Nicole Achee, Kevin Pope, Sharon Franklin

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We report on an integrated methodology of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) to assess the risk of malaria transmission in the villages of southern Belize. Studies were initiated in 1990 that characterized the environmental requirements of the important Anopheles mosquitoes in Belize. A data set of environmental criteria was compiled to assess relative risk for the villages. Risk was defined as the presence and abundance of vector mosquitoes for malaria transmission based on environmental criteria. An integrated GIS was employed for differentiating villages of high and low risk. The villages were ranked according to several factors, e.g., elevation, distance to major rivers or streams, and landuse. The predictions included the identification of the 10 highest and the 10 lowest 'villages of risk.' A field survey team was then employed to test presence/abundance of the three important vector species in each of the 20 villages.

Original language	English
Pages	1053-1054
Number of pages	2
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS. Part 1 (of 5) - Seattle, WA, USA Duration: 6 Jul 1998 → 10 Jul 1998

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Period	6/07/98 → 10/07/98

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Montgomery, B. C., Grieco, J., Masuoka, P. M., Roberts, D., Rejmankova, E., Alonzo, Y., Andre, R., Lenares, H., Achee, N., Pope, K., & Franklin, S. (1998). Remote sensing analysis of vector abundance and malaria risk associated with selected villages in southern Belize, C.A.. 1053-1054. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS. Part 1 (of 5), Seattle, WA, USA.

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Remote sensing analysis of vector abundance and malaria risk associated with selected villages in southern Belize, C.A. / Montgomery, Brian C.; Grieco, John; Masuoka, Penny M. et al.
1998. 1053-1054 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS. Part 1 (of 5), Seattle, WA, USA.

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