Participatory mapping identifies risk areas and environmental predictors of endemic anthrax in rural Africa.

ABSTRACT: Disease mapping reveals geographical variability in incidence, which can help to prioritise control efforts. However, in areas where this is most needed, resources to generate the required data are often lacking. Participatory mapping, which makes use of indigenous knowledge, is a potential approach to identify risk areas for endemic diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Here we combine this method with Geographical Information System-based analyses of environmental variables as a novel approach to study endemic anthrax, caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, in rural Africa. Our aims were to: (1) identify high-risk anthrax areas using community knowledge; (2) enhance our understanding of the environmental characteristics associated with these areas; and (3) make

SUBMITTER: Aminu OR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9217952 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature