Evaluating the risk for Usutu virus circulation in Europe: comparison of environmental niche models and epidemiological models

Evaluating the risk for Usutu virus circulation in Europe: comparison of environmental niche models and epidemiological models

Abstract Background Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, reported in many countries of Africa and Europe, with an increasing spatial distribution and host range. Recent outbreaks leading to regional declines of European common blackbird (Turdus merula) populations and a rising number o...

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Main Authors: Yanchao Cheng, Nils Benjamin Tjaden, Anja Jaeschke, Renke Lühken, Ute Ziegler, Stephanie Margarete Thomas, Carl Beierkuhnlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Usutu
Maxent
SEIR
Vector-borne disease
Risk map
Europe
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-018-0155-7

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