Identification of suitable areas for the occurrence of Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Spain using a multiple criteria decision framework

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 71-78

  Sánchez Vizcaíno, Fernando ^a   Martínez López, Beatriz ^a,b   Sánchez Vizcaíno, José Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multiple criteria decision making; Rift Valley fever; Spain; Spatial analysis; Weighted linear combination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SPAIN;

RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84878659613     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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