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Vector-borne diseases are responsible for over 17% of all the infectious diseases globally. Many of these diseases are preventable through protective measures, provided local authorities are aware of the potential outbreaks of the responsible vectors. Vectors are living organisms that are able to transmit diseases between humans or from animals to humans. These diseases include but are not limited to cholera, malaria, dengue fever, Zika, schistosomiasis, and West Nile fever.

NASA Satellite Data Helps Decision Makers Improve Life Around the Globe

World Resources Institute Ethiopia
Monday, April 26, 2021
NASA’s Earth observation data are used in a wide variety of ways to improve life for humans and other animals across the world every day. Our climate is changing, and these changes include differences in temperature and precipitation patterns around the globe. As you might imagine, these changes bring about both anticipated and unanticipated consequences that have a profound impact on people around the world. Many organizations are responding to the amazing yet complicated wealth of data that can be used to successfully monitor many aspects of our global environment. The World Resources
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GPM Disease Initiative

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Thursday, January 9, 2020
Vector-borne diseases are responsible for over 17% of all the infectious diseases globally. Many of these diseases are preventable through protective measures, provided local authorities are aware of the potential outbreaks of the responsible vectors. Vectors are living organisms that are able to transmit diseases between humans or from animals to humans. These diseases include but are not limited to cholera, malaria, dengue fever, Zika, schistosomiasis, and West Nile fever.
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West Nile Virus Forecasting and Risk Mapping in the Northern Great Plains
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West Nile Virus Forecasting and Risk Mapping in the Northern Great Plains
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Malaria Early Warning in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
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Malaria Early Warning in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
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Using NASA Derived Environmental Data to Predict Dengue Spread in Cambodia
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Using NASA Derived Environmental Data to Predict Dengue Spread in Cambodia
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Integrating NASA Earth Observations with Citizen Science Data
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Integrating NASA Earth Observations with Citizen Science Data
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Using NASA Satellite Data to Predict Malaria Outbreaks
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Using NASA Satellite Data to Predict Malaria Outbreaks
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Predicting Cholera in Yemen using NASA Satellites
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Predicting Cholera in Yemen using NASA Satellites
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GPM in the News
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GPM in the News
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Using Satellites to Predict Malaria Outbreaks

Using NASA Satellite Data to Predict Malaria Outbreaks
Friday, September 15, 2017
In the Peruvian Amazon, the Anopheles darlingi mosquito is most responsible for spreading malaria. With funding from NASA's Applied Sciences Program, scientists are turning to the agency’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites to develop a system that uses satellite and other data to help forecast malaria outbreaks at the household level months in advance and prevent them from happening. Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / Joy Ng In the Amazon Rainforest, few animals are as dangerous to humans as mosquitos that transmit malaria. The tropical disease can bring on high fever, headaches...
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