Spatial Epidemiology of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on recent research on the spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases. This area of research crosses disciplinary boundaries, drawing on expertise in the fields of geography, applied statistics, and public health science. While spatial epidemiological approaches can be applied to many health problems, this issue will specifically explore geographic variations in infectious diseases. This may include both the description and analysis of risk and spread patterns, and range from local to global in scale. In exploring these patterns, studies must consider not only the distribution of infectious disease agents, but also the socioeconomic, behavioural, and demographic aspects of the human populations which they affect and the natural and built environments in which humans and infectious agents interact. Methodologically, studies will take a spatial approach and make use of various computational techniques including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis, disease distribution modelling, and spatial statistical techniques.

Dr. Janey Messina
Guest Editor

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