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- Title
Dracunculiasis, Proximity, and Risk: Analyzing the Location of Guinea Worm Disease in a GIS.
- Authors
Royal, Nathaniel
- Abstract
Dracunculus medinesis is a waterborne parasite that has afflicted human populations for millennia. It is spread to new water bodies by the travel activities of the humans it affects. This study analyzes the relationship between Guinea worm incidence and its proximity to features of the built and natural environment to identify any apparent relationships. The study examines the Tillabéri region in the country Niger where there was a reemergence in the number of cases of Guinea worm in 2003. It is found that population centers with Guinea worm infected individuals are often within two kilometers of nomadic herding routes.
- Subjects
NIGER; DRACUNCULIASIS; GUINEA worm; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; HERDING
- Publication
Transactions in GIS, 2013, Vol 17, Issue 2, p298
- ISSN
1361-1682
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/tgis.12003