Computerized disease vector identification keys

Author

Stockwell, Scott A. ; Glick, Jayson I.

Author_Institution

Div. of Communicable Diseases & Immunology, Walter Reed Army Inst. of Res., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

27-29 Mar 1995

Firstpage

131

Lastpage

132

Abstract

An illustrated, interactive, computerized key to the mosquito genera of North America is presented. The key assists military preventive medicine personnel in assessing the threat from arthropod-borne disease, allowing them to develop successful, cost-effective, and environmentally safe countermeasures. The software is designed for use by military preventive medicine personnel and demonstrates how information currently available only in printed format can be adapted and improved for use with computer systems. Data and directive files for the key are formatted for use with the DELTA system of programs and the key implements a beta version of INTKEY 4.0

Keywords

health hazards; identification; interactive terminals; medical information systems; medicine; military computing; risk management; visual databases; DELTA system; INTKEY 4.0; North America; arboviruses; arthropod-borne disease; beta version; computer systems; computerized disease vector identification keys; cost-effective countermeasures; data files; directive files; environmentally safe countermeasures; illustrated interactive computerized key; malaria; military preventive medicine personnel; mosquito genera; software; threat; Diseases; Government; Immune system; Medical control systems; Military computing; North America; Personnel; Portable computers; Protection; Software design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Telemedicine On-Line Today, 1995. Research, Practice, and Opportunities., Proceedings of the National Forum

Conference_Location

McLean, VA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5860-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTOL.1995.504544

Filename

504544