Reply: Geospatial tools and Chagas control: A critical comment on the paper published under Weinberg et al., Evaluation and planning of Chagas control activities using geospatial tools. Geospat Health 2019;14:229-238

Diego Weinberg

doi:10.4081/gh.2020.907

https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2020.907

Diego Weinberg | dweinberg@mundosano.org Fundación Mundo Sano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-2806

Abstract

We present here a reply on the observations and comments of Dr. David Gorla regarding our article “Evaluation and planning of Chagas control activities using geospatial tools” published in Geospatial Health 2019;14:229-238. (doi: 10.4081/gh.2019.786).

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