The Ecology and Evolutionary History of an Emergent Disease: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Evidence from two El Nino episodes in the American Southwest suggests that El Nino-driven precipitation, the initial catalyst of a trophic cascade that results in a delayed density-dependent rodent response, is sufficient to predict heightened risk for human contraction of hantavirus pulmonary syndr...

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Published in:	Bioscience Vol. 52; no. 11; pp. 989 - 998
Main Authors:	Yates, Terry L., Mills, James N., Parmenter, Cheryl A., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Parmenter, Robert R., Vande Castle, John R., Calisher, Charles H., Nichol, Stuart T., Abbott, Kenneth D., Young, Joni C., Morrison, Michael L., Beaty, Barry J., Dunnum, Jonathan L., Baker, Robert J., Salazar-Bravo, Jorge, Peters, Clarence J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Circulation, AIBS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. USA American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.11.2002 Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Animals Attrition (Research Studies) El Nino Individualized Instruction Mortality Rate Rain Respiratory diseases Rodents Viruses New Mexico Colorado Arizona Southwestern states
ISSN:	0006-3568, 1525-3244
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