SandflyMap: leveraging spatial data on sand fly vector distribution for disease risk assessments

Foley, Desmond H. and Wilkerson, Richard C. and Dornak, L. Lynnette and Pecor, David B. and Nyari, Arpad S. and Rueda, Leopoldo M. and Long, Lewis S. and Richardson, Jason H. (2012) SandflyMap: leveraging spatial data on sand fly vector distribution for disease risk assessments. Geospatial Health, 6 (3). S25-S30. ISSN 1970-7096

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Abstract

We feature SandflyMap (www.sandflymap.org), a new map service within VectorMap (www.vectormap.org) that allows free public online access to global sand fly, tick and mosquito collection records and habitat suitability models. Given the short home range of sand flies, combining remote sensing and collection point data give a powerful insight into the environmental determinants of sand fly distribution. SandflyMap is aimed at medical entomologists, vector disease control workers, public health officials and health planners. Data are checked for geographical and taxonomic errors, and are comprised of vouchered specimen information, and both published and unpublished observation data. SandflyMap uses Microsoft Silverlight and ESRI’s ArcGIS Server 10 software platform to present disease vector data and relevant remote sensing layers in an online geographical information system format. Users can view the locations of past vector collections and the results of models that predict the geographic extent of individual species. Collection records are searchable and downloadable, and Excel collection forms with drop down lists, and Excel charts to country, are available for data contributors to map and quality control their data. SandflyMap makes accessible, and adds value to, the results of past sand fly collecting efforts. We detail the workflow for entering occurrence data from the literature to SandflyMap, using an example for sand flies from South America. We discuss the utility of SandflyMap as a focal point to increase collaboration and to explore the nexus between geography and vector-borne disease transmission.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	database, distribution, SandflyMap, VectorMap, leishmaniasis, georeferencing, geographical information system
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 614 Medicina legale; incidenza delle malattie; Medicina preventiva pubblica > 614.4 Incidenza delle malattie e misure pubblica per prevenirle (classificare qui l'Epidemiologia, l'Epidemiologia clinica) > 614.43 Vettori di malattie e malattie trasmesse attraverso l’acqua (classificare qui il controllo delle infezioni che portano malattie) > 614.432 Incidenza delle malattie e misure pubbliche per prevenirle. Vettori di malattie e malattie trasmesse attraverso l’acqua. Insetti > 614.4322 Mosche
Depositing User:	Luca Tiberi
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2016 17:08
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2016 17:08
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4982

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