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The representation and analysis of maps of vector born disease (VBD) and other related data is an important tool in the analysis and representation of local and regional variation in public health care system. GIS plays a variety of roles in the planning and management of the dynamic and complex healthcare system and disease mapping. Important vector born diseases like malaria, dengue fever, kala-azar etc. are discussed in this chapter. Spatial disease models study and predict the movements of people, information, and goods from one area to the other area. By accurately modeling these movements through GIS techniques, it is effortlessly to identify areas most at risk for disease transmission and thus target intervention efforts. Development block-wise report of VBD cases are mapped to recognize clusters necessitating intense attention for the control of disease. Location of dengue and kala-azar cases are identified through GPS. Important favorable indicators i.e. stream, ponds/water tanks, nalas, sewage zone, overhead tanks and slum areas in the Varanasi city also are very helpful malaria breeding sources and these indicators are extracted from remote sensing satellite data for the analysis. Outcomes of the present study recognized target variables that potentially favor mosquito breeding locations in the survey areas.
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Rai, P.K., Nathawat, M.S. (2017). GIS in Vector Born Disease Mapping. In: Geoinformatics in Health Facility Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44624-0_5
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