Landscape and regional environmental analysis of the spatial distribution of hantavirus human cases in Europe

• Main Authors: Caroline Brigitte Zeimes (Author), Sophie eQuoilin (Author), Heikki eHenttonen (Author), Outi eLyytikainen (Author), Olli eVapalahti (Author), Jean-Marc eReynes (Author), Chantal eReusken (Author), Arno eSwart (Author), Kirsti eVainio (Author), Marika eHjertqvist (Author), Sophie eVanwambeke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In Europe, the most prevalent hantavirus, Puumala virus, is transmitted by bank voles and causes nephropathia epidemica in human. The European spatial distribution of nephropathia epidemica is investigated here for the first time with a rich set of environmental variables. Methods: The i...