A spatially explicit degree-day model of Rift Valley fever transmission risk in the continental United States

GeoJournal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-266

  Konrad, Sarah K ^a   Miller, Scott N ^a   Reeves, Will K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Mosquitoes; Rift valley fever; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; CALIFORNIA; DAILY TEMPERATURES; DEGREE-DAY MODEL; FEVER VIRUS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; INCUBATION PERIODS; MINNESOTA; MODEL POTENTIAL; MOSQUITOES; MOVING WINDOW; NEBRASKA; NEW YORK; RIFT VALLEY; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; TARGET STATE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; RATING; VIRUSES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; GIS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEALTH RISK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MOSQUITO; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIFT ZONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

UNITED STATES;

ARBOVIRUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 79955892760     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-010-9338-x     Document Type: Article

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