Mapping Zika virus infection using geographical information systems in Tolima, Colombia, 2015-2016
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Mapping Zika virus infection using geographical information
Geographical information systems (GIS) have been extensively used Objective: for the development of epidemiological maps of tropical diseases, however not yet specifically for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Surveillance case data of the ongoing epidemics of ZIKV in the Methods: Tolima department, Colombia (2015-2016) were used to estimate cumulative incidence rates (cases/100,000 pop.) to develop...
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عنوان ژورنال: F1000Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.8436.1