There is scientific consensus that the global climate is changing, with rising surface
temperatures, melting ice and snow, rising sea levels, and increasing climate variability …

Map** and anticipating risk is a major issue in the fight against malaria, a disease causing
an estimated one million deaths each year. Approximately half the world's population is at …

Abstract In 2007, the NASA Hyperspectral InfraRed Imager (HyspIRI) mission was
recommended in Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the …

Improved prediction, prevention, and control of epidemics is a key technical element of the
Roll Back Malaria partnership. We report a methodology for assessing the importance of …

Background Malaria is one of the leading public health problems in most of sub-Saharan
Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. Almost all demographic groups are at risk of malaria because …

Background. Malaria risk may be heterogeneous in urban areas of Africa. Identifying those
at highest risk for malaria may lead to more targeted approaches to malaria control …

This review brings together information on mosquitoes, the diseases they transmit and the
wetlands that provide habitats for the immature stages (eggs and larvae). Wetland values …

Health decision-makers working in Africa often need to act for millions of people over large
geographical areas on little and uncertain information. Spatial statistical modelling and …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria are undergoing a global resurgence [1-7]. The
factors responsible for the re-emergence are very complex, and management requires …

There have been several attemps made to the appreciation of remote sensing and GIS for
the study of vectors, biodiversity, vector presence, vector abundance and the vector-borne …