Using species distribution models to predict potential hot-spots for Rift Valley Fever establishment in the United Kingdom.

Vector borne diseases are a continuing global threat to both human and animal health. The ability of vectors such as mosquitos to cover large distances and cross country borders undetected provide an ever-present threat of pathogen spread. Many diseases can infect multiple vector species, such that...

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Main Authors: Robin R L Simons, Simon Croft, Eleanor Rees, Oliver Tearne, Mark E Arnold, Nicholas Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225250