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Automatic mapping of high-risk urban areas for Aedes aegypti infestation based on building facade image analysis.

Camila LaranjeiraMatheus PereiraRaul OliveiraGerson BarbosaCamila FernandesPatricia BermudiEster ResendeEduardo FernandesKeiller NogueiraValmir AndradeJosé Alberto QuintanilhaJefersson A Dos SantosFrancisco Chiaravalotti Neto
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
PCINet produced reasonable results in differentiating the facade condition into three levels, and it is a scalable strategy to triage large areas. The entire process can be automated through data collection from facade data sources and inferences through PCINet. The facade conditions correlated highly with the building and backyard conditions and reasonably well with shading and backyard conditions. The use of street-level images and PCINet could help to optimize Ae. aegypti surveillance and control, reducing the number of in-person visits necessary to identify buildings, blocks, and neighborhoods at higher risk from mosquito and arbovirus diseases.
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