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- Title
Information System and Geographic Information System Tools in the Data Analyses of the Control Program for Visceral Leishmaniases from 2006 to 2010 in the Sanitary District of Venda Nova, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Authors
Saraiva, Lara; Leite, Camila Gonçalves; de Carvalho, Luiz Otávio Alves; Andrade Filho, José Dilermando; de Menezes, Fernanda Carvalho; Pires Fiúza, Vanessa de Oliveira
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is to report a brief history of control actions for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) from2006 to 2010 in the Sanitary District (DS) of Venda Nova, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, focusing on the use of information systems and Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. The analyses showed that the use of an automated database allied with geoprocessing tools may favor control measures of VL, especially with regard to the evaluation of control actions carried out. Descriptive analyses of control measures allowed to evaluating that the information system and GIS tools promoted greater efficiency in making decisions and planning activities. These analyses also pointed to the necessity of new approaches to the control of VL in large urban centers
- Subjects
BELO Horizonte (Brazil); MINAS Gerais (Brazil); BRAZIL; VISCERAL leishmaniasis; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; MEDICAL databases; DECISION making; DATA analysis; PREVENTION
- Publication
Journal of Tropical Medicine (16879686), 2012, p1
- ISSN
1687-9686
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/254361