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Abstract
Irrigated Rice and Malaria in Mali, West Africa
Track: Environment Management
Author(s): Maria Diuk-Wasser
This paper describes an application of GIS/Remote Sensing methods to study the effect of irrigated rice cultivation on the mosquito population dynamics and malaria incidence in an area of Mali, West Africa. Entomological, parasitological, and clinical data setsare available from a number of villages both within the irrigated area and in nearby control areas. I will relate data to the land cover surrounding the villages and to biophysical parameters derived from remote sensing. This study will contribute to the design of water management strategies in malaria endemic areas.
Maria Diuk-Wasser
University of California, Los Angeles
621 C. Young Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
USA
Phone: 310-206-4079
Fax: 310-206-3987
E-mail: madiuk@ucla.edu