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Spatial Distribution of Dengue Cases in Kuala Lumpur 2007-2009 By: Sholehah binti Ismail Geography Department Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Email: [email protected]

Transmission of Dengue Fever (DF) is constrained in space and time by environmental variable, land use changes, population distribution and climate. The spatial information on the course of diseases and mosquitoes breeding are very important to implement appropriate actions. Knowledge of new information offered by spatial analysis will increase the potential for public health action. GIS provide effective tools and integrated processes within one framework for investigating the relationship between such variables and disease transmission. The main objectives of this research were to describe the effective usage of Geographic Information System (GIS) to study the spatial distribution of Dengue Epidemic 2007-2009 in Kuala Lumpur. This study was focused on the spatial distribution area of the Dengue Fever (DF) in, defining the risk area of DF , and analysis the risk area of the DF and the dispersal area of the DF in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The study methodologies were, making the map of dispersal area of DF patient and compared to the density of population, using GIS overlay of land use in Kuala Lumpur. Spatial analysis was performed to study the distribution. Keywords: Dengue Fever (DF), Geographic Information System (GIS),