Remote sensing as a tool to survey endemic diseases in Brazil

The objective of this study, based on a systematic literature review, is to present the characteristics and potentialities of remote sensing as a useful environmental surveillance tool for applied research in the control of endemics in Brazil. Onboard satellite sensors allow for monitoring the terri...

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Main Authors: Virginia Ragoni de Moraes Correia, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza, Cíntia Honório Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2004000400003&lng=en&tlng=en