IRMA-International.org: Creator of Knowledge
Information Resources Management Association
Advancing the Concepts & Practices of Information Resources Management in Modern Organizations

Exploring the Spread of Zika: Using Interactive Visualizations to Control Vector-Borne Diseases

Exploring the Spread of Zika: Using Interactive Visualizations to Control Vector-Borne Diseases
View Sample PDF
Author(s): Oluwakemi Ola (Western University, Canada & Babcock University, Nigeria), Olha Buchel (Si Technology Group, Inc., Canada)and Kamran Sedig (Western University, Canada)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 25
Source title: Healthcare Policy and Reform: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6915-2.ch031

Purchase

View Exploring the Spread of Zika: Using Interactive Visualizations to Control Vector-Borne Diseases on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

Vector-borne diseases pose a major public health threat. Combined, these diseases contribute significantly to illness and mortality worldwide and have an adverse impact on development and economic growth of nations. Public health stakeholders seeking to control and prevent these diseases are confronted with a myriad of challenges. Some of these difficulties are related to the nature of the data, the uncertainty of disease dynamics, and volatility of human-environment interactions. Visualization tools are capable of ameliorating some of these challenges. In this paper, the authors demonstrate how interactive visualizations can support stakeholders' decision-making tasks. In particular, they present a visualization tool they created that can support control efforts related to the recent Zika outbreak in Brazil.

Related Content

Emine Erden Kaya, Şeyma Eşki Çaylak. © 2024. 19 pages.
Emre Çıtak. © 2024. 17 pages.
Selçuk Efe Efe Küçükkambak. © 2024. 17 pages.
Aida Guliyeva, Ulviyya Rzayeva, Aslan Azimzadeh. © 2024. 28 pages.
Rebeca Jiménez-Rodríguez, Marcelo Sanchez. © 2024. 19 pages.
Mukesh Shankar Bharti. © 2024. 18 pages.
Ejazul Haq Ateed. © 2024. 20 pages.
Body Bottom