Spatial Heterogeneity of Habitat Suitability for Rift Valley Fever Occurrence in Tanzania: An Ecological Niche Modelling Approach

Rift Valley fever is a viral disease that is transmitted to livestock and humans by mosquitoes. Humans get infected mainly through direct contact with blood or aborted materials from infected animals. In Tanzania, a total of 10 RVF epidemics have been reported from 1930 to 2007. Despite the long his...

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Main Authors: Sindato, Calvin, Stevens, Kim B., Karimuribo, Esron D., Mboera, Leonard E. G., Paweska, Janusz T., Pfeiffer, Dirk U.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031441/