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epidemiology
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epidemiology

Study of patterns and occurrence of disease with the aim of improving control and prevention.



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The emerging and evolving field of landscape epidemiology has explored techniques for summarizing spatial patterns in disease transmission data.
Ecologic niche modeling and spatial patterns of disease transmission by Peterson, A. Townsend / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Researchers first discussed adding satellites to the tools of landscape epidemiology in the early 1970s, with the launch of NASA's Landsat-1 satellite, says Robert Venezia, program manager for public health applications at NASA's headquarters.
Aerial war against disease: satellite tracking of epidemics is soaring by Pickrell, John / Science News
Landscape epidemiology, as the theory is known, holds that researchers can therefore use features of the landscape to identify specific areas where the risk of transmitting these diseases is greatest.
Spying diseases from the sky: satellite data may predict where ... by Travis, John / Science News
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