West Nile Virus Risk Analysis for the City of Burnaby

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First of all, it is noted that the areas that are risky of West Nile Virus are close to areas with some decent amount of population. (Please click on the image to see the population density; also, please refer to the Cartographic Model for population density in Burnaby.)

Please click on the image below to see how the factor layers were transformed when Distance Module was applied.

Please click on the image below to see the final result and a short description for the West Nile Virus Analysis.

The risk areas are now defined after the analysis, so if dying birds are found near the areas, tests should be carried out right away to test for probably spreading of West Nile virus.

Barn in Burnaby

(Picture source: SIS lab S:\GEOG356 folder)

More, since there is a barn located near the risk area near Burnaby Lake and Burnaby Mountain, we can use the barn as an indicator; that is, if there are horses dying in the barn, tests should be carried out to seek probably West Nile virus cases and to watch carefully to see if there are signs of spreading of the virus.

Lastly, rank module is applied to evaluate the risks of West Nile virus in the City of Burnaby. (note: risk is highest with the value of 1)

Please move on to the Problems and Final Thoughts area to see some of the problems encountered when analysis the model. Some additional ideas are also suggest there.

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