Predictive risk mapping of an environmentally-driven infectious disease using spatial Bayesian networks: A case study of leptospirosis in Fiji.

• Main Authors: Helen J Mayfield (Author), Carl S Smith (Author), John H Lowry (Author), Conall H Watson (Author), Michael G Baker (Author), Mike Kama (Author), Eric J Nilles (Author), Colleen L Lau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease responsible for over 1 million severe cases and 60,000 deaths annually. The wide range of animal hosts and complex environmental drivers of transmission make targeted interventions challenging, particularly when restricted to regression-based analyses...