Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Research

Peng Jia; Weihua Dong; Shujuan Yang; Zhicheng Zhan; La Tu; Shengjie Lai

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2019.12.012

Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Research

Trends Parasitol. 2020 Mar;36(3):235-238. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.12.012. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

Authors

Peng Jia¹, Weihua Dong², Shujuan Yang³, Zhicheng Zhan², La Tu⁴, Shengjie Lai⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: jiapengff@hotmail.comjiapengff@hotmail.com.
² State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Faculty of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
³ West China School of Public Health/West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Department of Information Art and Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
⁵ WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK; Flowminder Foundation, Stockholm, SE-113 55, Sweden; School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 200032, China.

Abstract

Spatial lifecourse epidemiology aims to utilize advanced spatial, location-aware, and artificial intelligence technologies to investigate long-term effects of measurable biological, environmental, behavioral, and psychosocial factors on individual risk for chronic diseases. It could also further the research on infectious disease dynamics, risks, and consequences across the life course.

Keywords: infectious disease; spatial analysis; spatial lifecourse epidemiology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Artificial Intelligence
Communicable Diseases / epidemiology*
Epidemiologic Methods*
Epidemiology / trends
Humans
Longevity*
Research / trends
Time