Climate and satellite indicators to forecast Rift Valley fever epidemics in Kenya

All known Rift Valley fever virus outbreaks in East Africa from 1950 to May 1998, and probably earlier, followed periods of abnormally high rainfall. Analysis of this record and Pacific and Indian Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies, coupled with satellite normalized difference vegetation index...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 285; no. 5426; pp. 397 - 400
Main Authors:	Linthicum, K.J, Anyamba, A, Tucker, C.J, Kelley, P.W, Myers, M.F, Peters, C.J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 16.07.1999 American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	Advanced very high resolution radiometers Animals Arboviroses Biological and medical sciences Climate Climate models climatic zones Congenital Impairments Disease Outbreaks El Nino Epidemics epidemiology Forecasting Global climate models Health aspects Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Medical sciences Meteorological research Miscellaneous Mosquitos Oceans Oceans and Seas Outbreaks Pacific Ocean prevention & control Public health Rain Rain and rainfall remote sensing Rift Valley fever Rift Valley Fever - epidemiology Rift Valley Fever - prevention & control Rift Valley Fever - veterinary Rift Valley fever virus satellite surveys Sea surface temperature Sub-Saharan Africa Temperature Tropical medicine Tropical viral diseases Vector-borne diseases Vegetation veterinary Viral diseases Viruses Weather Kenya Africa Pacific Ocean Sub-Saharan Africa Rift Valley, Kenya Infection Epidemic Rift valley fever Human Climate Viral disease Arbovirus disease Risk factor Satellite Forecast model Forecasting
ISSN:	0036-8075, 1095-9203
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