What is it about?
This study has highlighted the effectiveness of spatial analyses and mathematical modelling techniques to confirm the validity of the concept of landscape epidemiology for determining the contributions (weights) of landscape factors to incidence of a given disease.
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Why is it important?
Clear identification of areas vulnerable to waterborne diseases is essential for protecting community health. This is particularly important in developing countries where unsafe disposal of domestic wastewater and limited potable water supply pose potential public health risks. However, data paucity can be a compounding issue. Under these circumstances, landscape epidemiology can be applied as a resource efficient approach for mapping potential disease risk areas associated with poor sanitation.
Perspectives
The study provides a resource efficient methodology to help resource strapped regions such as developing countries where health related data can be limited, in order to overcome the challenges posed by data paucity and to better manage health risks faced by the community.
Professor Ashantha Goonetilleke
Queensland University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Application of landscape epidemiology to assess potential public health risk due to poor sanitation, Journal of Environmental Management, May 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.051.
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