[Occurrence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis by remote sensing satellite imagery in an urban area of Southeastern Brazil].
The areas in which american cutaneous leishmaniasis was reported in 1993 and 1994 for the region around the town of Lagoinha, S. Paulo, Brazil (Lat 23 degrees 05' S; Long 45 degrees 11w) were plotted on a TM-LANDSAT image. The false color composition of bands 3, 4 and 5 made it possible to identify the relevant vegetation (shrubs and trees) within the boundaries of those areas and in their proximity, where they were found at a distance of not more than about 250 meters from the perimeter of each area. The use of means capable of presenting a larger view of a geographical area made the advantages of remote satellite sensing as a tool for the study of this endemic disease clear.
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Universidade do Vale do Paraíba, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil.
Massa
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Marques
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D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017215:Satellite Communications; D014505:Urban Population