By martin.hilljegerdes |
Mosquito-borne diseases infect almost 700 million people every year and are present in over 100 countries, causing many deaths annually. Common types of mosquito-borne diseases include malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, chikungunya, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and Zika.
Image from: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/disease-vector
"Scientists use data from satellites and ground stations to predict the spread of chikungunya in a new project called CHIKRisk. The model forecasted an elevated risk of chikungunya for July 2020 in India, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines. (NASA Earth Observatory map by Lauren Dauphin using data from Assaf Anyamba, NASA GSFC.)"
