Predictive Factors and Risk Mapping for Rift Valley Fever Epidemics in Kenya.

Predictive Factors and Risk Mapping for Rift Valley Fever Epidemics in Kenya.

BACKGROUND:To-date, Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks have occurred in 38 of the 69 administrative districts in Kenya. Using surveillance records collected between 1951 and 2007, we determined the risk of exposure and outcome of an RVF outbreak, examined the ecological and climatic factors associate...

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Main Authors: Peninah M Munyua, R Mbabu Murithi, Peter Ithondeka, Allen Hightower, Samuel M Thumbi, Samuel A Anyangu, Jusper Kiplimo, Bernard Bett, Anton Vrieling, Robert F Breiman, M Kariuki Njenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4726791?pdf=render

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