Author | Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza | |
Author | Freitas, Corina da Costa | |
Author | Felgueiras, Carlos Alberto | |
Author | Drummond, Sandra Costa | |
Author | Tibiriçá, Sandra Helena Cerrato | |
Author | Oliveira, Guilherme Corrêa de | |
Author | Carvalho, Omar dos Santos | |
Access date | 2014-05-13T19:19:34Z | |
Available date | 2014-05-13T19:19:34Z | |
Document date | 2012 | |
Citation | GUIMARAES, Ricardo José de Paula Souza et al. Use of indicator kriging to investigate schistosomiasis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Jounal of Tropical Medicine. 2012, vol.2012, pp. 1-10 | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1687-9694 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7620 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Use of indicator kriging to investigate schistosomiasis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1155/2012/837428 | |
Abstract | Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are composed of useful tools to map and to model the spatial distribution of events that have geographic importance as schistosomiasis. This paper is a review of the use the indicator kriging, implemented on the Georeferenced Information Processing System (SPRING) to make inferences about the prevalence of schistosomiasis and the presence of the species of Biomphalaria, intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, in areas without this information, in the Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The results were two maps. The first one was a map of Biomphalaria species, and the second was a new map of estimated prevalence of schistosomiasis. The obtained results showed that the indicator kriging can be used to better allocate resources for study and control of schistosomiasis in areas with transmission or the possibility of disease transmission. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. Divisão de Processamento de Imagens. São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil/Instituto Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Geoprocessamento. Ananindeua, PA, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. Divisão de Processamento de Imagens. São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais. Divisão de Processamento de Imagens. São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Nacional de Saúde. Serviço de Saúde Ambiental. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Clínica Médica. Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Parasitologia Celular e Molecular. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Parasitologia Celular e Molecular. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Helmintologia e Malacologia Médica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | pt_BR |
Subject | Schistosoma mansoni | pt_BR |
Subject | Geographic Information Systems | pt_BR |