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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Application of polar‐orbiting, meteorological satellite data to detect flooding of Rift Valley Fever virus vector mosquito habitats in Kenya
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 4, No. 4, Year 1990
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Abstract. Measurements of green‐leaf vegetation dynamics recorded by the advanced very high resolution radiometer instruments onboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites 7 and 9 were used to derive ground moisture and rainfall patterns in Kenya and monitor resultant flooding of mosquito larval habitats (dambos) likely to support Rift Valley Fever virus vector mosquitoes (Aedes and Culex spp.). Satellite‐derived data from mid‐1981 to December 1988 have been analysed with corresponding rainfall, flooding and vector population data as they relate to Rift Valley Fever virus ecology. Single (7times7 km) and multiple grid‐cell image analysis (200times300 km) in small localized areas and large geographical regions, respectively, of vegetation data were used to quantify the potential for flooding of mosquito breeding habitats. The ability to detect accurately parameters, such as ground moisture, that determine flooding could provide local officials with sufficient warning to allow for implementation of specific mosquito control measures before a disease outbreak. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Linthicum, Kenneth James
United States, Fort Detrick
U.s. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Bailey, Charles L.
United States, Fort Detrick
U.s. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Tucker, Compton James
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
MITCHELL, K. D.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Logan, Thomas M.
Kenya
Us Army Medical Research Unit
Davies, F. Glyn
Kenya, Nairobi
Veterinary Research Laboratory
Kamau, C. W.
Kenya
Us Army Medical Research Unit
Thande, P. C.
Kenya
Us Army Medical Research Unit
Wagateh, J. N.
Kenya
Us Army Medical Research Unit
Statistics
Citations: 81
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2915.1990.tb00462.x
ISSN:
0269283X
e-ISSN:
13652915
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Kenya