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Articles | Volume XLI-B8
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B8-1409-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B8-1409-2016
14 Oct 2016
 | 14 Oct 2016

SCHISTOSOMIASIS: GEOSPATIAL SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

John Malone, Robert Bergquist, Laura Rinaldi, and Zhou Xiao-nong

Keywords: Neglected tropical diseases (NTD), surveillance and response, schistosomiasis, elimination

Abstract. Geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) from Earth-observing satellites offer opportunities for rapid assessment of areas endemic for vector-borne diseases including estimates of populations at risk and guidance to intervention strategies. This presentation deals with GIS and RS applications for the control of schistosomiasis in China and the Philippines. It includes large-scale risk mapping including identification of suitable habitats for Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host snail of Schistosoma japonicum. Predictions of infection risk are discussed with reference to ecological transformations and the potential impact of climate change and the potential for long-term temperature increases in the North as well as the impact on rivers, lakes and water resource developments. Potential integration of geospatial mapping and modeling in schistosomiasis surveillance and response systems in Asia within Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) guidelines in the health societal benefit area is discussed.