Temporal and spatial epidemiology of sleeping sickness and use of geographical information system (GIS) in Kenya

Temporal and spatial epidemiology of sleeping sickness and use of geographical information system (GIS) in Kenya

Background & objectives: In Kenya, sleeping sickness (SS) caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is confined to the Nyanza and Western Provinces tsetse belts. Over the last two decades, the disease has exhibited great spatial variability in its spread and distribution. The objectives of the st...

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Main Authors: Jane Jemeli Rutto, Julia Wairimu Karuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
geo-reference
sleeping sickness
spatial
temporal
tsetse
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/461018.pdf

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