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Land and climate suitability for West Nile virus in Atlantic archipelagos guide...
Geraldes, Martim A.; Giovanetti, Marta; Cunha, Mónica V.; Lourenço, JoséWest Nile (WNV) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne virus with an expanding geographical and epidemic activity worldwide. Computational studies have contributed to the understanding of factors driving WNV occurrence, particularly in North America and Europe. Archipelagos have largely been overlooked, despite the risk to unique local avian species and human populations. In this study, we apply an ecological niche appro...
The seasonality and spatial landscape of the historical climate-based suitabili...
Geraldes, Martim A.; Giovanetti, Marta; Cunha, Mónica V.; Lourenço, JoséWhile archipelagos have a demonstrated role in the stepping-stone process of the global dissemination of Aedes-borne viruses, they are often neglected in epidemiological and modelling studies. Over the past 20 years, some Atlantic archipelagos have witnessed a series of Aedes-borne viral outbreaks, prompting inquiries into the local historical suitability for transmission. In this study, the climate-based suita...
The historical ecological background of West Nile virus in Portugal indicates O...
Geraldes, Martim A.; Cunha, Mónica V.; Godinho, Carlos; Lima, Ricardo F. de; Giovanetti, Marta; Lourenço, JoséWest Nile (WNV) is a zoonotic arbovirus with an expanding geographical range and epidemic activity in Europe. Not having yet experienced a human-associated epidemic, Portugal remains an outlier in the Mediterranean basin. In this study, we apply ecological niche modelling informed by WNV historical evidence and a multitude of environmental variables from across Portugal. We identify that ecological backgrounds ...
The historical ecological background of West Nile virus in Portugal indicates O...
Geraldes, Martim A.; Cunha, Mónica V.; Godinho, Carlos; F. De Lima, Ricardo; Giovanetti, Marta; Lourenço, JoséWest Nile (WNV) is a zoonotic arbovirus with an expanding geographical range and epidemic activity in Europe. Not having yet experienced a human-associated epidemic, Portugal remains an outlier in the Mediterranean basin. In this study, we apply ecological niche modelling informed by WNV historical evidence and a multitude of environmental variables from across Portugal. We identify that ecological backgrounds ...