The use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in the frame of the contingency plan implemented during the 1999-2001 avian influenza (AI) epidemic in Italy.
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a very powerful and flexible software tool for effective management of spatially referenced data (e.g., geodata). Coupling database and GIS technology provides the tools for a detailed analysis of spatial patterns and distributions in veterinary applications. A specific veterinary GIS (VetGIS) toolbox was developed to perform the calculation of indices such as Lorenz curve, GINI index, and a kernel-based animal density estimation. This software was employed for the analysis and management of avian influenza in Italy during the 1999-2000 epidemic.
Ehlers
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Institute for Spatial Analysis and Planning in Areas of Intensive Agriculture, University of Vechta, D49364 Vechta, Germany.
Möller
M
M
Marangon
S
S
Ferre
N
N
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005843:Geography; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology