Vol 12, No 1 (2017)

Published: 2017-05-08

Editorials

Climate and the distribution of vector-borne diseases: what’s in store?

Robert Bergquist
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.549
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Reviews

Estimating small area health-related characteristics of populations: a methodological review

Azizur Rahman
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.495
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Spatial epidemiology of cancer: a review of data sources, methods and risk factors

Rita Roquette, Marco Painho, Baltazar Nunes
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.504
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Original Articles

Impact of climate variability on the occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran

Farideh Azimi, Sadegh Shirian, Saranaz Jangjoo, Arman Ai, Tahereh Abbasi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.478
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of schistosomiasis in Rwanda between 2001 and 2012: impact of the national Neglected Tropical Disease control programme

Elias Nyandwi, Tom Veldkamp, Frank Badu Osei, Sherif Amer
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.514
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Comparison of the spatial patterns of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe at two points in time, spaced twenty-nine years apart: is climate variability of importance?

Ulrik B. Pedersen, Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Nicholas Midzi, Tkafira Mduluza, Samson Mukaratirwa, Rasmus Fensholt, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Thomas K. Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.505
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Child mortality inequalities across Rwanda districts: a geoadditive continuous-time survival analysis

François Niragire, Thomas N.O. Achia, Alexandre Lyambabaje, Joseph Ntaganira
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.450
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Epidemiological aspects and spatial distribution of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in northeastern Brazil

Roseane Campos, Márcio Santos, Gabriel Tunon, Luana Cunha, Lucas Magalhães, Juliana Moraes, Danielle Ramalho, Sanmy Lima, José Antônio Pacheco, Michael Lipscomb, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Roque Pacheco de Almeida
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.503
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Fine scale mapping of malaria infection clusters by using routinely collected health facility data in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Yeromin P. Mlacha, Prosper P. Chaki, Alpha D. Malishee, Victoria M. Mwakalinga, Nicodem J. Govella, Alex J. Limwagu, John M. Paliga, Daniel F. Msellemu, Zawadi D. Mageni, Dianne J. Terlouw, Gerry F. Killeen, Stefan Dongus
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.494
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Geographic clustering of elderly people with above-norm anthropometric measurements and blood chemistry

Carlos Mena, Eduardo Fuentes, Yony Ormazábal, Iván Palomo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.523
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Use of geographical information systems for delimiting health service areas in China

Xuechen Xiong, Li Luo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.486
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An analysis of the process and results of manual geocode correction

Yolanda J. McDonald, Michael Schwind, Daniel W. Goldberg, Amanda Lampley, Cosette M. Wheeler
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.526
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Comparing the accuracy of food outlet datasets in an urban environment

Michelle S. Wong, Jennifer M. Peyton, Timothy M. Shields, Frank C. Curriero, Kimberly A. Gudzune
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.546
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Spatial accessibility to basic public health services in South Sudan

Peter M. Macharia, Paul O. Ouma, Ezekiel G. Gogo, Robert W. Snow, Abdisalan M. Noor
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.510
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Assessing effects of structural zeros on models of canine cancer incidence: a case study of the Swiss Canine Cancer Registry

Gianluca Boo, Stefan Leyk, Sara Irina Fabrikant, Andreas Pospischil, Ramona Graf
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.539
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Haemodialysis services in the northeastern region of Iran

Behzad Kiani, Nasser Bagheri, Ahmad Tara, Benyamin Hoseini, Mahmoud Tara
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.561
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Neonatal mortality in East Africa and West Africa: a geographic analysis of district-level demographic and health survey data

Sue C. Grady, April N. Frake, Qiong Zhang, Matlhogonolo Bene, Demetrice R. Jordan, Joshua Vertalka, Thania C. Dossantos, Ameen Kadhim, Judith Namanya, Lisa-Marie Pierre, Yi Fan, Peiling Zhou, Fatoumata B. Barry, Libbey Kutch
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.501
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Point process methods in epidemiology: application to the analysis of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome mortality in urban areas

Jose Antonio Quesada, Inmaculada Melchor, Andreu Nolasco
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.506
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Spatial analysis of the regional variation of reproductive tract infections and spousal migration correlates in Nepal

Derek C. Johnson, Pema Lhaki, Charlotte Buehler Cherry, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Eric Chamot, Sten H. Vermund, Sadeep Shrestha
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.513
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Short Communications

Cystic echinococcosis in cattle dairy farms: spatial distribution and epidemiological dynamics

Antonio Scala, Antonio Bosco, Anna Paola Pipia, Claudia Tamponi, Vincenzo Musella, Nicola Costanzo, Francesco Testoni, Antonio Montisci, Giovanni Mocci, Alessandro Longhi, Laura Tilocca, Laura Rinaldi, Giuseppe Cringoli, Antonio Varcasia
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.562
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