West Nile Virus Occurrence and Ecological Niche Modeling in Wild Bird Species and Mosquito Vectors: An Active Surveillance Program in the Peloponnese Region of Greece

West Nile Virus Occurrence and Ecological Niche Modeling in Wild Bird Species and Mosquito Vectors: An Active Surveillance Program in the Peloponnese Region of Greece

West Nile Virus (WNV) is maintained in nature in a bird-mosquito cycle and human infections follow a seasonal pattern, favored by climatic conditions. Peloponnese Region, located in Southern Greece, initiated an active WNV surveillance program to protect public health during 2019–2020. The project i...

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Main Authors: Marina Sofia, Alexios Giannakopoulos, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Antonia Touloudi, Periklis Birtsas, Kontantinos Papageorgiou, Zoi Athanasakopoulou, Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos, Georgia Vrioni, Dimitrios Galamatis, Vassilis Diamantopoulos, Spyridoula Mpellou, Evanthia Petridou, Spyridon K. Kritas, Matina Palli, Giorgos Georgakopoulos, Vassiliki Spyrou, Athanassios Tsakris, Alexandra Chaskopoulou, Charalambos Billinis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
West Nile Virus
Peloponnese Region
active surveillance system
wild birds
mosquito
spatial analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/7/1328

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