2008
Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States
Brown H, Diuk-Wasser M, Andreadis T, Fish D. Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2008, 8: 197-206. PMID: 18452400, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVegetation indexWest Nile virus vectorsUrban landscapeEnvironmental variablesVector-competent mosquito speciesNortheastern United StatesHabitat differencesMosquito-borne disease controlMosquito habitatsWest Nile virus transmissionLandscapePopulated urban environmentsUrban environmentMosquito speciesUrban areasAdult mosquitoesCanonical correlation analysisHabitatsCorrelation analysisImportant implicationsSitesCompetent vectorsSignificant relationshipSpeciesMosquitoes
1997
Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery.
Dister S, Fish D, Bros S, Frank D, Wood B. Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 687-92. PMID: 9430528, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk propertiesGeographic information systemLandsat Thematic Mapper (TM) dataFine-scale differencesLarge geographic areasThematic Mapper dataLandscape compositionLandscape variablesVegetation structureVegetation abundanceLandscape characterizationDisease exposure riskBroadleaf treesOpen lawnSatellite imageryGreater proportionExposure riskCommunityGeographic areasDrag samplingScale differencesWetterSpectral indexInformation systemsIxodes scapularis nymphs