A One Health perspective to identify environmental factors that affect Rift Valley fever transmission in Gezira state, Central Sudan

A One Health perspective to identify environmental factors that affect Rift Valley fever transmission in Gezira state, Central Sudan

Abstract Background Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic viral vector-borne disease that affects both animals and humans and leads to severe economic consequences. RVF outbreaks are triggered by a favorable environment and flooding, which enable mosquitoes to proliferate and spread the virus furthe...

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Main Authors: Rania Salah Eldien Bashir, Osama Ahmed Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever
One Health
Remote sensing
Geographical information system
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Soil type
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0178-1

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