Effective Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance and Control

ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute). 10/26/2016 This 45-minute webinar discusses how geographic information systems (GIS) can provide the tools to help reduce the outbreak, exposure, and spread of vector-borne diseases, including the Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses. It discusses tracking the spread of disease, and the impact of vector-borne diseases, which are on the rise in the Asia Pacific region. It also provides maps of the global distribution and habitat of aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit those viruses. (Video or Multimedia) Site requires free registration.

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news