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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Landscape Epidemiology"”.
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Effects of canopy cover on the landscape epidemiology of an amphibian chytrid fungus
… prevalence of Bd should vary spatially across landscapes because survival of the pathogen is influenced by environmental variables. In particular, wetland temperatures should vary with forest canopy cover in heterogeneous landscapes. However, few studies have examined the relationship between …
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The variable contribution of larval habitats on the production of mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus: a landscape epidemiology approach
… reproduction and abundance, including weather, landscape types, and habitat availability. Much of the focus of public health actions related to the reduction of mosquito-borne pathogens is on the reduction of mosquito populations through treatment or elimination of larval habitats associated …
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A spatial risk assessment of hemorrhagic disease in cattle in Illinois from 2005 to 2011
… and limiting exposure to wild deer. Utilizing a landscape epidemiology approach, we analyzed the combined effect of rainfall, temperature, forest patterns, deer density and soil on the risk of HD in cattle in Illinois from 2005-2011 at the county level. Data regarding suspected disease in …
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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central California
… (BD) from organismal, community, landscape and historical perspectives. I initially tested the accuracy and reliability of a proposed diagnostic screening test for BD in four larval species that occur on the site. The screening test proposed by Fellers et al. (2001) and Vredenburg …