GIS to fight dengue epidemic

Authorities in Bangkok are resorting to a GIS to ease the dengue epidemic in the Thai capital. Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin said, a longer rainy season and changing temperatures have favored the breeding of the mosquito that transmit the fatal disease.

Since Jan. 1, there were 3,089 cases of dengue in Bangkok, four of which were fatal. The governor added the GIS will help the city officials to find critical epidemic areas and allow them to refine their focus in fighting the infections.

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