The purpose of spatial modelling in animal and public health is three-fold: describing
existing spatial patterns of risk, attempting to understand the biological mechanisms that …

Mapping and anticipating risk is a major issue in the fight against malaria, a disease causing
an estimated one million deaths each year. Approximately half the world's population is at …

Background Lyme disease is the commonest vector-borne zoonosis in the temperate world,
and an emerging infectious disease in Canada due to expansion of the geographic range of …

In recent years, research and development on liveable cities has gained much attention due
to the complexity and diversity of liveability standards. Due to the already-existing grand …

The complex epidemiology of vector-borne diseases creates significant challenges in the
design and delivery of prevention and control strategies, especially in light of rapid social …

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria are undergoing a global resurgence [1-7]. The
factors responsible for the re-emergence are very complex, and management requires …

This article uses the theory of Gilles Deleuze to address the disjuncture between (1) the
mechanical, chemical, and thermal processes of transduction that determine the …

There is a long history of considering the constituent components of malaria risk and the
malaria transmission cycle via the use of mathematical models, yet strategic planning in …

Risk maps are one of several sources used to inform risk-based disease surveillance and
control systems, but their production can be hampered by lack of access to suitable disease …

Background The Madagascar National Strategic Plan for Malaria Control 2018 (NSP)
outlines malaria control pre-elimination strategies that include detailed goals for mosquito …