2013 Conference of the International Medical Geology Association (25–29 August 2013)

Session No. 47
Wednesday, 28 August 2013: 2:10 PM-3:10 PM
Monroe (Hilton Crystal City Hotel)

ISPRS: Spatial Association of Diseases

 

Stanley Morain, Chair
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2:10 PM
MAPPING AND MODELING NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES AND POVERTY IN BRAZIL, BOLIVIA AND COLOMBIA
MALONE, John B.1, NIETO, Prixia1, MISCHLER, Paula1, MARTINS, Moara1, MCCARROLL, Jennifer1, VOUNATSOU, Penelope2, SCHOLTE, Ronaldo2 and BAVIA, Maria E.3, (1)Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Veterinary Medicine Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Swiss TPH Institute, Basel, Switzerland, (3)Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, Universidade Federal da bahia, Escola de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootechnia, Salvador, Brazil, malone@vetmed.lsu.edu, malone@vetmed.lsu.edu
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2:30 PM
GEOSPATIAL PATTERNS OF RESISTANCE OF CANINE HEARTWORM (DIROFILARIA IMMITIS) TO MACROCYCLIC LACTONE PREVENTIVE DRUGS
PULASKI, Cassan1, MALONE, John B.2, SPENCER, T.B.2, FLETCHER, J.A.2 and MCCARROLL, Jennifer2, (1)Epidemiology / Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, 1909 Skip Bertman Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Veterinary Medicine Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, cpulaski@vetmail.lsu.edu, cpulaski@vetmail.lsu.edu
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2:50 PM
THE MYTH OF 1000 METER BUFFERS: SPATIAL SCALE EFFECTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RISK-FACTOR MODELING FOR DISEASES
RAGHAVAN, Ram K.1, BRENNER, Karen M.2, HARRINGTON Jr, John A.3, HIGGINS, James J.4 and HARKIN, Kenneth R.2, (1)Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Department of Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, rkraghavan@vet.k-state.edu, rkraghavan@vet.k-state.edu
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