A real-time platform for monitoring schistosomiasis transmission supported by Google Earth and a web-based geographical information system

作者：Yang, Kun; Sun, Le-Ping; Huang, Yi-Xin; Yang, Guo-Jing; Wu, Feng; Hang, De-Rong; Li, Wei; Zhang, Jian-Feng; Liang, Yong-Sheng; Zhou, Xiao-Nong^*

来源：Geospatial Health, 2012, 6(2): 195-203.

DOI：10.4081/gh.2012.137

• geographical information system
• remote sensing
• spatio-temporal epidemiology
• Google Earth
• real-time surveillance
• early-warning system
• schistosomiasis
• People's Republic of China

A basic framework for the rapid assessment of the risk for schistosomiasis was developed by combining spatial data from Google Earth (R) with a geographical information system (GIS) package, bundling the modules together with an Internet connection into a WebGIS platform. It operates through functions such as "search", "evaluation", "risk analysis" and "prediction" and is primarily aimed to be a dynamic, early-warning system (EWS) providing user-friendly, evidence-based, near real-time awareness of the status of an important endemic disease. It contributes to rapid information-sharing at all levels of decision-making, facilitating "point-of-care" response, i.e. treatment provided at newly discovered transmission sites. The experience using the platform is encouraging and it has the potential to improve support systems and strengthen schistosomiasis control activities, in particular with regard to surveillance and EWS. It can quickly and intuitively locate early, high-risk areas, retrieve all important data needed as well as provide detailed, up-to-date information on the performance of the control programme. This WebGIS, the first of its kind in the People's Republic of China, is not only applicable for schistosomiasis but can easily be adapted for improving control of any endemic disease in any geographical area.

• 出版日期2012-5
• 单位中国疾病预防控制中心; 江苏省血吸虫病防治研究所; 中国疾病预防控制中心寄生虫病预防控制所