Spatiotemporal association of rapid urbanization and water-body distribution on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: A case study in the city of Xi'an, China.

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a zoonosis characterized by clinical features of high fever, hemorrhage, and renal damage. China has the largest number of HFRS cases worldwide, accounting for over 90% of the total reported cases. In this paper, we used surveyed HFRS data and satellit...

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Main Authors: Li Shen, Minghao Sun, Xiao Wei, Yao Bai, Qingwu Hu, Shuxuan Song, Boxuan Gao, Weilu Zhang, Jifeng Liu, Zhongjun Shao, Kun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010094