Distributional ecology of Andes hantavirus: a macroecological approach

Distributional ecology of Andes hantavirus: a macroecological approach

Abstract Background Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infection endemic in Chile and Argentina, caused by Andes hantavirus (ANDV). The rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus is suggested as the main reservoir, although several other species of Sigmodontinae are known hosts of ANDV. Here, we explo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francisca Astorga, Luis E. Escobar, Daniela Poo-Muñoz, Joaquin Escobar-Dodero, Sylvia Rojas-Hucks, Mario Alvarado-Rybak, Melanie Duclos, Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Blanca E. Molina-Burgos, Alexandra Peñafiel-Ricaurte, Frederick Toro, Francisco T. Peña-Gómez, A. Townsend Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Andes hantavirus
Bunyaviridae
Ecological niche modeling
Maxent
Rodent reservoirs
Zoonoses
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-018-0142-z

Similar Items

Similar Items