Modelling and mapping tick dynamics using volunteered observations

Modelling and mapping tick dynamics using volunteered observations

Abstract Background Tick populations and tick-borne infections have steadily increased since the mid-1990s posing an ever-increasing risk to public health. Yet, modelling tick dynamics remains challenging because of the lack of data and knowledge on this complex phenomenon. Here we present an approa...

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Main Authors: Irene Garcia-Martí, Raúl Zurita-Milla, Arnold J. H. van Vliet, Willem Takken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Tick dynamics
Random forest
Volunteered geographic information (VGI)
Data analysis
Environmental modelling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-017-0114-8

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