The benefits and challenges of scaling up dengue surveillance in Saudi Arabia from a GIS perspective

Title
The benefits and challenges of scaling up dengue surveillance in Saudi Arabia from a GIS perspective
Publication Date
2012
Author(s)
Khormi, Hassan
Elzahrany, Ramze
Kumar, Lalit
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-756X
Email: lkumar@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:lkumar
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
World Health Organization
Place of publication
India
UNE publication id
une:12286
Abstract
The most common mosquito-borne virus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is the dengue virus and is predominantly transmitted by 'Aedes aegypti' mosquitoes. This study was aimed to assess the status of dengue surveillance in Jeddah, develop recommendations to improve surveillance data quality, investigate prospective uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to monitor dengue incidence, vector prevalence and patterns, and introducing ways for improving the current dengue surveillance system in Jeddah. Continuance of the current system is recommended, but its effectiveness can be improved by increasing its accuracy and collection and use of data.
Link
Citation
Dengue Bulletin, v.36, p. 26-36
ISSN
1020-895X
0250-8362
Start page
26
End page
36

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