Remote sensing and GIS in risk zonation of human exposure to hantavirus related diseases : case of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand | |
| Author | Herbreteau, Vincent |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.SR-01-01 |
| Subject(s) | Hantavirus infections--Thailand--Nakhon Pathom Geographic information systems Hantavirus--Remote sensing |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The emerging diseases are mostly caused by viruses and among them hantaviruses regroup some viral species, which have been documented for only a few years. Rodents are known as important vectors and reservoirs of hantaviruses and many other zoonotic diseases from various origins: virus (hantavirus or arenavirus), bacteria (pestis, leptospirosis), rickettia or parasites (nematodes). The presence and emergence of one disease is directly linked to the presence and emergence of one vector. Then the study focuses on the delineation of these rodents' habitats, which allows assessing the potential contacts for humans with these rodents and then the risks of human exposure to these diseases. Using remote sensing and GIS tools we can delimit each rodents habitats by identifying the ecological parameters, which describe the ecology of one rodent. The study was realized in Nakhon Pathom province (west of Bangkok, Thailand) where a large sampling has been conducted. From the rodents trapped and the data associated we can define the parameters (physical, demographic, social), which characterize each species and then make their zonation. This delineation should help to understand what in the global environment makes one species and then one disease emerging and furthermore to know where we have to act to avoid the development of such diseases. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Space Technology Application and Research (SR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Andrianasolo, Haja; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Tripathi, Nitin K. ;Honda, Kiyoshi; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | European Union, PTS (Postgraduate Technological Studies) Programme ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |