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dc.contributor.authorPeterson, A. Townsend
dc.contributor.authorLash, R. Ryan
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Darin S.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Karl M.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-16T21:57:41Z
dc.date.available2010-08-16T21:57:41Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationPeterson, A. T., R. R. Lash, D. S. Carroll, and K. M. Johnson. 2006a. Geographic potential for outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 75:9-15.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/6529
dc.descriptionAm. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 75(1), 2006, pp. 9–15 Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 9 http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/1/9
dc.description.abstractMarburg virus represents one of the least well-known of the hemorrhagic fever-causing viruses worldwide; in particular, its geographic potential in Africa remains quite mysterious. Ecologic niche modeling was used to explore the geographic and ecologic potential of Marburg virus in Africa. Model results permitted a reinterpretation of the geographic point of infection in the initiation of the 1975 cases in Zimbabwe, and also anticipated the potential for cases in Angola, where a large outbreak recently (2004–2005) occurred. The geographic potential for additional outbreaks is outlined, including in several countries in which the virus is not known. Overall, results demonstrate that ecologic niche modeling can be a powerful tool in understanding geographic distributions of species and other biologic phenomena such as zoonotic disease transmission from natural reservoir populations.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/abstract/75/1/9
dc.titleGeographic potential for outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorPeterson, A. Townsend
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dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-2748
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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