Biology Reference
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Remote Sensing-Based Modeling of
Infectious D
isease Transmission
Richard K. Kiang
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
Farida Adimi
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
and
Wyle International
McLean, Virginia
Radina P. Soebiyanto
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
and
University of Maryland at Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
CoNTENTS
3.1
Introduction .................................................................................................. 54
3.2
Environmental Determinants for the Transmission of Infectious
Diseases ......................................................................................................... 55
3.2.1
Malaria .............................................................................................. 56
3.2.2
Dengue Fever.................................................................................... 56
3.2.3
West Nile Virus ................................................................................ 57
3.2.4
Rift Valley Fever............................................................................... 57
3.2.5
Filariasis ............................................................................................ 58
3.2.6
Leishmaniasis................................................................................... 58
3.2.7
Cholera .............................................................................................. 59
3.2.8
Schistosomiasis ................................................................................ 59
3.2.9
Avian Influenza (AI)........................................................................ 60
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