https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2012.126

Application of a geographical information system approach for risk analysis of fascioliasis in southern Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2012)
Submitted: 17 December 2014
Accepted: 17 December 2014
Published: 1 September 2012
Fasciola hepatica, fascioliasis, epidemiology, geographical information system, Brazil.
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Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins
isabella@cca.ufes.br
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Espírito Santo, Alto Universitário s/n, Alegre, Brazil.
Barbara Rauta de Avelar
Course of Veterinary Medicine, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal Espírito Santo, Seropedica, Brazil.
Maria Julia Salim Pereira
Department of Animal Parasitology, Veterinary Institute, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil.
Adevair Henrique da Fonseca
Department of Animal Parasitology, Veterinary Institute, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil.
A model based on geographical information systems for mapping the risk of fascioliasis was developed for the southern part of Espírito Santo state, Brazil. The determinants investigated were precipitation, temperature, elevation, slope, soil type and land use. Weightings and grades were assigned to determinants and their categories according to their relevance with respect to fascioliasis. Theme maps depicting the spatial distribution of risk areas indicate that over 50% of southern Espírito Santo is either at high or at very high risk for fascioliasis. These areas were found to be characterized by comparatively high temperature but relatively low slope, low precipitation and low elevation corresponding to periodically flooded grasslands or soils that promote water retention.

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Freire Martins, I. V., Rauta de Avelar, B., Salim Pereira, M. J., & da Fonseca, A. H. (2012). Application of a geographical information system approach for risk analysis of fascioliasis in southern Espírito Santo state, Brazil. Geospatial Health, 6(3), S87-S93. https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2012.126

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