Use of Wild Bird Surveillance, Human Case Data and GIS Spatial Analysis for Predicting Spatial Distributions of West Nile Virus in Greece

West Nile Virus (WNV) is the causative agent of a vector-borne, zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Recent expansion and introduction of WNV into new areas, including southern Europe, has been associated with severe disease in humans and equids, and has increased concerns regarding the n...

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Main Authors: Valiakos, George, Papaspyropoulos, Konstantinos, Giannakopoulos, Alexios, Birtsas, Periklis, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Hutchings, Michael R., Spyrou, Vassiliki, Pervanidou, Danai, Athanasiou, Labrini V., Papadopoulos, Nikolaos, Tsokana, Constantina, Baka, Agoritsa, Manolakou, Katerina, Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios, Artois, Marc, Yon, Lisa, Hannant, Duncan, Petrovska, Liljana, Hadjichristodoulou, Christos, Billinis, Charalambos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013071/