Planning for Rift Valley fever virus: use of geographical information systems to estimate the human health threat of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)-related transmission

Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus is a mosquito-borne phlebovirus of the Bunyaviridae family that causes frequent outbreaks of severe animal and human disease in sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. Based on its many known competent vectors, its potential for transmission via aerosolizat...

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Main Authors: Sravan Kakani, A. Desirée LaBeaud, Charles H. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/185