Spatial prediction of human brucellosis (HB) using a GIS-based adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS).

Journal: Acta tropica
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study pursues three main objectives: 1) exploring the spatial distribution patterns of human brucellosis (HB); 2) identifying parameters affecting the disease spread; and 3) modeling and predicting the spatial distribution of HB cases in 2012-2016 and 2017-2018, respectively, in rural districts of Mazandaran province, Iran.

Authors

  • Elnaz Babaie
    Department of GIS, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: elnaz.babaie@email.kntu.ac.ir.
  • Ali Asghar Alesheikh
    Department of GIS, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: alesheikh@kntu.ac.ir.
  • Mohammad Tabasi
    Department of GIS, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mtabasi@mail.kntu.ac.ir.