Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Hantavirus Rodent-Borne Infection by Oligoryzomys fulvescens in the Agua Buena Region--Panama.

• Main Authors: Blas Armién (Author), Paulo Lazaro Ortiz (Author), Publio Gonzalez (Author), Alberto Cumbrera (Author), Alina Rivero (Author), Mario Avila (Author), Aníbal G Armién (Author), Frederick Koster (Author), Gregory Glass (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Hotspot detection and characterization has played an increasing role in understanding the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic pathogens. Identifying the specific environmental factors (or their correlates) that influence reservoir host abundance help increase understanding of how pat...