ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
Landscape Fragmentation as a Risk Factor for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Ghana.
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- Understanding the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans: A step towards controlling Buruli ulcer.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Review
- Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Spatio-Temporal Mechanism Underlying the Effect of Urban Heat Island on Cardiovascular Diseases.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Article
- Global Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer, 2010-2017, and Analysis of 2014 WHO Programmatic Targets.Emerging infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Emerging human infectious diseases of aquatic origin: a comparative biogeographic approach using Bayesian spatial modelling.International journal of health geographics · 2019Article
- Influencing Mechanisms of Urban Heat Island on Respiratory Diseases.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Article
- Landscape and environmental influences on Mycobacterium ulcerans distribution among aquatic sites in Ghana.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
Land cover and its change have been linked to Buruli ulcer (BU), a rapidly emerging tropical disease. However, it is unknown whether landscape structure affects the disease prevalence. To examine the association between landscape pattern and BU presence, we obtained land cover information for 20 villages in southwestern Ghana from high resolution satellite images, and analyzed the landscape pattern surrounding each village. Eight landscape metrics indicated that landscape patterns between BU case and reference villages were different (P < 0.05) at the broad spatial extent examined (4 km). The logistic regression models showed that landscape fragmentation and diversity indices were positively associated with BU presence in a village. Specifically, for each increase in patch density and edge density by 100 units, the likelihood of BU presence in a village increased 2.51 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.36-4.61) and 4.18 (95% CI = 1.63-10.76) times, respectively. The results suggest that increased landscape fragmentation may pose a risk to the emergence of BU.
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