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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Review

Land cover, land use and malaria in the Amazon: a systematic literature review of studies using remotely sensed data

Authors: Aurélia Stefani, Isabelle Dusfour, Ana Paula SA Corrêa, Manoel CB Cruz, Nadine Dessay, Allan KR Galardo, Clícia D Galardo, Romain Girod, Margarete SM Gomes, Helen Gurgel, Ana Cristina F Lima, Eduardo S Moreno, Lise Musset, Mathieu Nacher, Alana CS Soares, Bernard Carme, Emmanuel Roux

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

The nine countries sharing the Amazon forest accounted for 89% of all malaria cases reported in the Americas in 2008. Remote sensing can help identify the environmental determinants of malaria transmission and their temporo-spatial evolution. Seventeen studies characterizing land cover or land use features, and relating them to malaria in the Amazon subregion, were identified. These were reviewed in order to improve the understanding of the land cover/use class roles in malaria transmission. The indicators affecting the transmission risk were summarized in terms of temporal components, landscape fragmentation and anthropic pressure. This review helps to define a framework for future studies aiming to characterize and monitor malaria.
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Metadata
Title
Land cover, land use and malaria in the Amazon: a systematic literature review of studies using remotely sensed data
Authors
Aurélia Stefani
Isabelle Dusfour
Ana Paula SA Corrêa
Manoel CB Cruz
Nadine Dessay
Allan KR Galardo
Clícia D Galardo
Romain Girod
Margarete SM Gomes
Helen Gurgel
Ana Cristina F Lima
Eduardo S Moreno
Lise Musset
Mathieu Nacher
Alana CS Soares
Bernard Carme
Emmanuel Roux
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-192

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