Spatial Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 695
Special Issue Editors
Interests: epidemiology; spatial modelling; Bayesian modelling; infectious diseases
Interests: visceral leishmaniasis; geospatial technologies; health geography; public policies
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Interests: parasitology, tropical diseases; health GIS; spatial; modelling, Bayesian; ecology; epidemiology
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Interests: mosquito; vector-borne disease; sampling; ecology; surveillance; control; speciation
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Interests: malaria; vector control; vector-borne diseases; antimalarial drug discovery; innate immunity; complement; vaccines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are responsible for a significant health burden in low- and middle-income countries of the world, accounting for up to 17% of all infectious diseases. The distribution of VBDs is determined by complex demographic, environmental, and social factors. Global travel and trade, unplanned urbanization, and environmental challenges such as climate change can impact upon pathogen transmission, making seasonality longer or more intense or causing diseases to emerge in countries where they were previously unknown. Further, frequent outbreaks of VBDs are influenced by growing cross-border trade and travel, agricultural practices, environmental conditions, and individual behavior. The increasing rates of these diseases have major social, economic and developmental impacts in resource-constrained settings, affecting the ability of people to work and contribute to their families’ income, preventing children from attending school, and posing significant medical costs. Together, these factors contribute to rising health inequities and hinder socioeconomic development.
Spatial analytical methods allow for the robust analysis of complex environmental and climatic drivers of VBDs, incorporating both spatial and temporal dimensions. For this reason, geospatial modeling is a valuable instrument to target interventions for VBD surveillance and control programs, globally or regionally. These analytical approaches have recently seen increasing use in public health, with the invent of newer technologies and software. This Special Issue “Spatial Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases” welcomes high-quality original research articles and review articles in the broad subject area of spatial or spatiotemporal analysis/modelling.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease.
Dr. Kinley Wangdi
Prof. Dr. Elivelton da Silva Fonseca
Asst. Prof. Dr. Apiporn Thinkhamrop Suwannatrai
Prof. Dr. Marco Pombi
Prof. Dr. Ayman Khattab
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Vector-borne diseases
- Spatial modelling
- Remote sensing
- Public policy
- Epidemiology
- Ecology
- Poverty
- Disease surveillance and control
- Health inequalities
- Public health
