Spatial analysis of dengue: a systematization of literature

Abstract

The mosquito that transmits dengue fever is today a threat to global health, having emerged in Egypt, over the centuries it has been spreading and finding good conditions for its reproduction, entering new places around the world, mainly due to human interference. Being a reason for public health alert, many scientists from different countries, in addition to several studies on the topic, in order to support better planning of actions to combat, prevent, and monitor the vector and the disease. This article aims to present which international territorial areas (except Brazil) are where the largest number of scientific research on the topic is concentrated: Spatial analysis of Dengue, using some method or approach related to geoprocessing techniques. To this end, a systematic review, with a qualitative view, was used as a method of systematizing the literature, essential for this analysis. The review identified that most international studies on dengue use geoprocessing and spatial models, such as GIS and geostatistical methods (Geographically Weighted Regression, Kernel Density, and Bayesian Model). These methods analyze the relationship between dengue and environmental and socioeconomic factors at various scales, especially in Asian countries. It is concluded that such approaches are essential for dengue monitoring and prevention and can be adapted to the Brazilian context to enhance the control and analysis of the disease.