Ecological niche modelling of Rift Valley fever virus vectors in Baringo, Kenya

Infection Ecology and Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Ochieng, Alfred O ^a   Nanyingi, Mark ^b,c   Kipruto, Edwin ^a   Ondiba, Isabella M ^c   Amimo, Fred A ^a   Oludhe, Christopher ^c   Olago, Daniel O ^c   Nyamongo, Isaac K ^d   Estambale, Benson B A ^a  

^a JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Baringo county; Climate change; Ecological niche modelling; Rift valley fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULEX; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX UNIVITATTUS; DATA BASE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KENYA; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MANSONIA AFRICANA; MANSONIA UNIFORMIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOSQUITO; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 85019895787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/IEE.V6.32322     Document Type: Article

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