A statistical model of Rift Valley fever activity in Egypt

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-259

  Drake, John M ^a,b   Hassan, Ali N ^c   Beier, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; Forecast; Regularized regression; Rift valley fever

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGYPT; EPIDEMIC; FORECAST; HUMAN; REGULARIZED REGRESSION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EGYPT; FORECAST; REGULARIZED REGRESSION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EGYPT; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887511333     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12038.x     Document Type: Article

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