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Spatial Dimensions of Public Health: Identifying and Monitoring Vector-Borne Diseases and Their Geographic Diffusion
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Prof. Dr. Daniel A. Griffith This Special Issue welcomes studies and reviews about: School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of 1. Utilizing geospatial information science, including Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA geographic information systems (GISs), global position systems (GPSs), geocoded data, satellite [email protected] imagery, spatial statistics and econometrics, and Dr. Benjamin G. Jacob GIScience concepts, with the goal of identifying Department of Global Health, vector-borne disease habitats. College of Public Health, 2. The integration of georeferenced data with spatial University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA diffusion models, the fusion of satellite and other aerially captured data (e.g., by drones), and the [email protected] synergistic spatial and aspatial conceptualizations Prof. Dr. Robert J. Novak that address the identification of vector-borne Department of Global Health, infectious disease habitats. College of Public Health, 3. Practical case studies about the use of geospatial University of South Florida, information science for the prevention, protection, Tampa, FL, USA intervention, and control of the spread of vector- [email protected] borne diseases are relevant to the issue’s goal. 4. Using GIScience to forecast vector-borne disease diffusion and formulate public health policies Deadline for manuscript pertaining to vector-borne diseases. submissions: 5. Investigate the use of geospatial information closed (1 December 2019) science concepts and techniques to devise intervention strategies to control pests whose diffusion processes resemble those of vector-borne diseases. mdpi.com/si/21351 SpeciaIslsue IMPACT FACTOR 3.390 an Open Access Journal by MDPI
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