Updates to the zoonotic niche map of Ebola virus disease in Africa
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Abstract
As the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa is now contained, attention is turning from control to future outbreak prediction and prevention. Building on a previously published zoonotic niche map (Pigott et al., 2014), this study incorporates new human and animal occurrence data and expands upon the way in which potential bat EVD reservoir species are incorporated. This update demonstrates the potential for incorporating and updating data used to generate the predicted suitability map. A new data portal for sharing such maps is discussed. This output represents the most up-to-date estimate of the extent of EVD zoonotic risk in Africa. These maps can assist in strengthening surveillance and response capacity to contain viral haemorrhagic fevers.
Date Issued
2016-07-14
Date Acceptance
2016-06-20
Citation
eLife, 2016, 5
ISSN
2050-084X
Publisher
eLife Sciences Publications
Journal / Book Title
eLife
Volume
5
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© 2016 Pigott et al. This
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article is distributed under the
terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution License, which
permits unrestricted use and
redistribution provided that the
original author and source are
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Subjects
Ebola virus
boosted regression tree
disease mapping
ebola
epidemiology
global health
human
infectious disease
microbiology
niche based modelling
species distribution modelling
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
e04395