Geospatial analysis applied to epidemiological studies of dengue: a systematic review

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Castillo-Salgado, Carlos²  Oliveira, Maria Aparecida de¹  Ribeiro, Helena¹ 

[1] Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

关键词: Dengue;    Spatial analysis;    Geographic information systems;    Geographic mapping;    Time series studies;    Medical geography;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2013000400011

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A systematic review of the geospatial analysis methods used in the dengue fever studies published between January 2001 and March 2011 was undertaken. In accordance with specific selection criteria thirty-five studies were selected for inclusion in the review. The aim was to assess the types of spatial methods that have been used to analyze dengue transmission. We found twenty-one different methods that had been used in dengue fever epidemiological studies in that period, three of which were most frequently used. The results show that few articles had applied spatial analysis methods in dengue fever studies; however, whenever they were applied they contributed to a better understanding of dengue fever geospatial diffusion.

【 授权许可】

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