Urban structure and dengue incidence in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20153274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adriana Troyo (0000-0001-9513-9969, University of Miami, corresponding author), Douglas O Fuller (University of Miami), Ólger Calderón-Arguedas (0000-0002-9090-1376, Universidad de Costa Rica), Olger Calderón‐Arguedas, Mayra E Solano (Universidad de Costa Rica), John C Beier (0000-0003-0095-4130, University of Miami) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-282 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0129-7619 • E-ISSN: 1467-9493 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2009.00367.x |
| PMID | 20161131 |
| PMCID | PMC2743112 |
| OpenAlex | W2123643295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 42 |
Dengue is currently the most important arboviral disease globally and is usually associated with built environments in tropical areas. Remotely sensed information can facilitate the study of urban mosquito‐borne diseases by providing multiple temporal and spatial resolutions appropriate to investigate urban structure and ecological characteristics associated with infectious disease. In this study, coarse, medium and fine resolution satellite imagery (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer and QuickBird respectively) and ground‐based data were analyzed for the Greater Puntarenas area, Costa Rica for the years 2002–04. The results showed that the mean normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was generally higher in the localities with lower incidence of dengue fever during 2002, although the correlation was statistically significant only in the dry season (r =−0.40; p = 0.03). Dengue incidence was inversely correlated to built area and directly correlated with tree cover (r = 0.75, p = 0.01). Overall, the significant correlations between dengue incidence and urban structural variables (tree cover and building density) suggest that properties of urban structure may be associated with dengue incidence in tropical urban settings
Biology · Dengue fever · Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Leaf area index · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index · Physical geography · Remote sensing · Vegetation (pathology) · Ecology · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Mathematics · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Remote Sensing in Agriculture
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |