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Vector
Biology
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National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite
image of Thailand with provincial borders and malaria, dengue
and scrub typhus incidence/100,000 for 1995. Geographic
information systems (GIS) is a surveillance system which
uses remote sensing and geographic information system technology
to predict disease outbreaks.
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AFRIMS
conducts field and laboratory studies on malaria, dengue,
scrub typhus and several other vector-borne diseases endemic
in Southeast Asia. Field projects include epidemiological
investigations, vector biology studies, and evaluation of
new repellents and insecticide resistance testing. In the
laboratory,
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studies
are conducted to develop new rapid diagnostic methods, use
molecular techniques to aid in insect identification, and
utilize Geographic Information System technology to chart
epidemiological data and to assess the risk of vector-borne
disease transmission.
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Use
of differential global positioning system (GPS), to map
out a malaria study site. Such innovative technology may
allow better prediction of mosquito habitat and discrete
use of vector control measures.
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The
entomology team prepares to leave for a malaria field site,
Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
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