Titre :
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Mapping disease incidence in suburban areas using remotely sensed data. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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Annelise TRAN ;
Jacques Gardon ;
Laurent POLIDORI ;
Sacha WEBER ;
Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie. Institut Pasteur de la Guyane. Cayenne. GUF ;
Laboratoire Régional de Télédétection. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Guyane. Cayenne. GUF
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 156, n° 7, 2002)
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Pagination :
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662-668
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Fièvre Q
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Rickettsiose
;
Bactériose
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Infection
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Epidémie
;
Densité population
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Incidence
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Epidémiologie
;
Guinée
;
Afrique
;
Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS qR0xWXR4. Diffusion soumise ... autorisation]. A method using remotely sensed data was developed to map the incidence of Q fever in the vicinity of Cayenne, French Guiana. A satellite image was processed to map land cover and generate a population density index, which was used to determine areas of high disease incidence during the 1996-2000 period. A comparison with results obtained using population census data showed strong concordance between the two incidence maps. All high-incidence areas identified using population census data were also detected using remotely sensed data. This demonstrates the potential of remote sensing as a new tool for rapid mapping of disease incidence in epidemiologic surveys.
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