Article de revue
Development of a GIS-based, real-time Internet mapping tool for rabies surveillance
BACKGROUND: Oral rabies vaccination programs have been implemented to control the spread of wildlife rabies in the United States. However, current surveillance systems are inadequate for the efficient management and evaluation of these large scale vaccine baiting programs. With this in mind, a GIS-based rabies surveillance database and Internet mapping application was created. This surveillance system, RabID, provides a new resource for the rapid mapping and dissemination of data on animal rabies cases in relation to unaffected, enzootic, and baited areas where current interventions are underway. RESULTS: RabID is a centralized database for diagnostic and demographic information collected by local, state, and federal agencies involved in rabies surveillance. The geo-referenced database remits data to an Internet-accessible mapping application that displays rabies surveillance data in relation to environmental and geographic features. CONCLUSION: RabID provides a pioneering example of the power of geographical
Auteurs
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2006
Journal
International journal of health geographics
Volume
5
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Données
Maladies
- Rage
Pays
- États-Unis
Mots-clés
- Disease surveillance
- ICT
Régions de l'OMS
- Région des Amériques