Vol 12, No 2 (2017)

Published: 2017-11-03

Editorials

A concise, straightforward presentation can be worth more than a thousand words

Robert Bergquist
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.637
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Reviews

Impact of walkability with regard to physical activity in the prevention of diabetes

Carlos Mena, César Sepúlveda, Yony Ormazábal, Eduardo Fuentes, Iván Palomo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.595
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Original Articles

Physical inactivity displays a mediator role in the association of diabetes and poverty: A spatiotemporal analysis

Lung-Chang Chien, Xiao Li, Amanda Staudt
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.528
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Spread of Ebola virus disease based on the density of roads in West Africa

Diana Gomez-Barroso, Emilia Velasco, Carmen Varela, Inmaculada Leon, Rosa Cano
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.552
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The use of geographic information system as a tool for schistosomiasis surveillance in the province of Davao del Norte, the Philippines

Vicente Y. Belizario, John Paul Caesar R. delos Trinos, Berne Silawan, Chiqui M. De Veyra, Agapito Hornido, Hansel Amoguis, Dominic Basalo, Cherry Dema-ala, Irenn Mantilla, Rosele Layan
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.540
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Detecting space-time disease clusters with arbitrary shapes and sizes using a co-clustering approach

Sami Ullah, Hanita Daud, Sarat C. Dass, Habib Nawaz Khan, Alamgir Khalil
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.567
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CutL: an alternative to Kulldorff’s scan statistics for cluster detection with a specified cut-off level

Barbara Więckowska, Justyna Marcinkowska
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.556
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Analytical report of the 2016 dengue outbreak in Córdoba city, Argentina

Camilo Rotela, Laura Lopez, María Frías Céspedes, Gabriela Barbas, Andrés Lighezzolo, Ximena Porcasi, Mario A. Lanfri, Carlos M. Scavuzzo, David E. Gorla
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.564
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Revealed access to haemodialysis facilities in northeastern Iran: Factors that matter in rural and urban areas

Behzad Kiani, Nasser Bagheri, Ahmad Tara, Benyamin Hoseini, Hamed Tabesh, Mahmood Tara
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.584
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Variability of nutrients intake, lipid profile and cardiovascular mortality among geographical areas in Spain: The DRECE study

Agustín Gómez de la Cámara, Eva de Andrés Esteban, Gerard Urrútia Cuchí, Enrique Calderón Sandubete, Miguel Ángel Rubio Herrera, Miguel Menéndez Orenga, David Lora Pablos
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.524
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The influence of socioeconomic deprivation, access to healthcare and physical environment on old-age survival in Portugal

Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Elias Teixeira Krainski, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Maria de Fátima de Pina
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.581
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Spatio-temporal outbreaks of campylobacteriosis and the role of fresh-milk vending machines in the Czech Republic: A methodological study

Lukáš Marek, Vít Pászto
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.572
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A 24-year exploratory spatial data analysis of Lyme disease incidence rate in Connecticut, USA

Abolfazl Mollalo, Jason K. Blackburn, Lillian R. Morris, Gregory E. Glass
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.588
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Spatial analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Iran based on environmental factors

Roghieh Ramezankhani, Nooshin Sajjadi, Roya Nezakati Esmaeilzadeh, Seyed Ali Jozi, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.578
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Balancing geo-privacy and spatial patterns in epidemiological studies

Chien-Chou Chen, Jen-Hsiang Chuang, Da-Wei Wang, Chien-Min Wang, Bo-Cheng Lin, Ta-Chien Chan
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.573
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A geographical information system for the management of the aquaculture data in the Adriatic Sea – the Strengthening of Centres for Aquaculture Production and Safety surveillance in the Adriatic countries experience: Present capabilities, tools and functions

Susanna Tora, Silvio Sacchini, Eddy Listeš, Tanja Bogdanović, Alessio Di Lorenzo, Muhamed Smajlović, Ahmed Smajlović, Jelena V. Filipović, Vildana Tahirović, Danijela Šuković, Bojan Beljkas, Ardian Xinxo, Renis Maçi, Patrizia Colangeli, Federica Di Giacinto, Annamaria Conte
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.593
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Evaluating the utility of companion animal tick surveillance practices for monitoring spread and occurrence of human Lyme disease in West Virginia, 2014-2016

Brian Hendricks, Miguella Mark-Carew, Jamison Conley
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.582
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Spatio-temporal analysis and visualisation of the anthrax epidemic situation in livestock in Kazakhstan over the period 1933-2016

Sarsenbay K. Abdrakhmanov, Yersyn Y. Mukhanbetkaliyev, Fedor I. Korennoy, Bolat Sh. Karatayev, Aizada A. Mukhanbetkaliyeva, Aruzhan S. Abdrakhmanova
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.589
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Mapping displaced populations with reference to social vulnerabilities for post-disaster public health management

Junaid Ahmad, Anees Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad, Nafees Ahmad
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.576
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Regional variation of alanine aminotransferase serum levels in the People's Republic of China

Peng Li, Miao Ge, Jing Jing, Dezhi Wei
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.472
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Spatiotemporal transmission and socio-climatic factors related to paediatric tuberculosis in north-western Ethiopia

Kefyalew Addis Alene, Kerri Viney, Emma S. McBryde, Archie C.A. Clements
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.575
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Climate impact on malaria in northern Burkina Faso

Yves M. Tourre, Cécile Vignolles, Christian Viel, Flore Mounier
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.600
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Spatial analysis of the prevalence of schistosomiasis in an endemic coastal area in north-eastern Brazil

Allan D. Santos, Jonhnatas Silva, Ana Caroline Lima, Márcio Santos, Shirley Lima, Monalisa Amor, Carlos Santos, Arthur Vasconcelos, Silvio Dolabella, Karina C.G.M. Araújo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.570
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Spatial-temporal analysis of prostate cancer incidence from the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry, 2000-2011

Ming Wang, Stephen A. Matthews, Khaled Iskandarani, Yimei Li, Zheng Li, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Lijun Zhang
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.611
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vHealth Communications

Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura

Ivan Müller, Stefanie Gall, Lindsey Beyleveld, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Rosa du Randt, Peter Steinmann, Leyli Zondie, Cheryl Walter, Jürg Utzinger
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.601
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Urbanisation and its effect on risk factors associated with childhood diarrhoea in Mbour, Senegal: A visualisation

Sokhna Thiam, Samuel Fuhrimann, Aminata Niang-Diène, Ibrahima Sy, Ousmane Faye, Jürg Utzinger, Guéladio Cissé
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2017.632
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