Spatial Heterogeneity of Habitat Suitability for Rift Valley Fever Occurrence in Tanzania: An Ecological Niche Modelling Approach.

• Main Authors: Calvin Sindato (Author), Kim B Stevens (Author), Esron D Karimuribo (Author), Leonard E G Mboera (Author), Janusz T Paweska (Author), Dirk U Pfeiffer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Despite the long history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Tanzania, extent of its suitable habitat in the country remains unclear. In this study we investigated potential effects of temperature, precipitation, elevation, soil type, livestock density, rainfall pattern, proximity to wild anima...