Drought-Induced Amplification of Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Florida

Drought-Induced Amplification of Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Florida

We used a dynamic hydrology model to simulate water table depth (WTD) and quantify the relationship between Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) transmission and hydrologic conditions in Indian River County, Florida, from 1986 through 1991, a period with an SLEV epidemic. Virus transmission followe...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Shaman, Jonathan F. Day, Marc Stieglitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
amplification
Culex nigripalpus
drought
dynamic modeling
entomology
Florida
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0417_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0417_article

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