Spatial characterization of colonies of the flying fox bat, a carrier of Nipah Virus in Thailand

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Thanapongtharm, Weerapong ^a,b   Linard, Catherine ^b,c   Wiriyarat, Witthawat ^d   Chinsorn, Pornpiroon ^a   Kanchanasaka, Budsabong ^e   Xiao, Xiangming ^f,g   Biradar, Chandrashekhar ^h   Wallace, Robert G ⁱ   Gilbert, Marius ^b,c  

^a Department of Livestock Development ^*  (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c FNRS   (Belgium)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^g FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Jordan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble modeling; Flying foxes; Nipah; Potential surface analysis; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NIPAH VIRUS; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMAN; NIPAH VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; RISK FACTOR; SWINE DISEASES; THAILAND; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NIPAH VIRUS; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THAILAND;

EID: 84926292352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0390-0     Document Type: Article

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