Spatial pattern of 2009 dengue distribution in Kuala Lumpur using GIS application

• Main Authors: Aziz, S., Romano, Ngui, Yvonne Ai Lian, Lim, Sholehah, I., Nur Farhana, J., Azizan, Abu Samah, Wan Yusoff, Wan Sulaiman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) 2012
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42317/1/Spatial.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42317/; https://msptm.org/journal-vol-29-no-1/

In the last few years in Malaysia, dengue fever has increased dramatically and has caused huge public health concerns. The present study aimed to establish a spatial distribution of dengue cases in the city of Kuala Lumpur using a combination of Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial stati...