A global perspective on the epidemiology of West Nile virus

LD Kramer, LM Styer, GD Ebel - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2008 - annualreviews.org
West Nile virus (WNV)(Flavivirus: Flaviviridae) is the most widespread arbovirus in the world.
A significant range expansion occurred beginning in 1999 when the virus was introduced …

West Nile virus mosquito vectors in North America

I Rochlin, A Faraji, K Healy… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In North America, the geographic distribution, ecology, and vectorial capacity of a
diverse assemblage of mosquito species belonging to the genus Culex determine patterns …

[HTML][HTML] Local impact of temperature and precipitation on West Nile virus infection in Culex species mosquitoes in northeast Illinois, USA

MO Ruiz, LF Chaves, GL Hamer, T Sun, WM Brown… - Parasites & vectors, 2010 - Springer
Models of the effects of environmental factors on West Nile virus disease risk have yielded
conflicting outcomes. The role of precipitation has been especially difficult to discern from …

On the use of ZIP codes and ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) for the spatial analysis of epidemiological data

TH Grubesic, TC Matisziw - International journal of health geographics, 2006 - Springer
Background While the use of spatially referenced data for the analysis of epidemiological
data is growing, issues associated with selecting the appropriate geographic unit of analysis …

Enhancing temporal resolution of satellite imagery for public health studies: A case study of West Nile Virus outbreak in Los Angeles in 2007

H Liu, Q Weng - Remote Sensing of environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Although remotely sensed data have been used in public health studies, these studies are
often limited by the critical choice that has to be made in data selection: either using data …

Landscape, demographic, entomological, and climatic associations with human disease incidence of West Nile virus in the state of Iowa, USA

JP DeGroote, R Sugumaran, SM Brend… - International journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) emerged as a threat to public and veterinary
health in the Midwest United States in 2001 and continues to cause significant morbidity and …

Spatial patterns of West Nile virus distribution in the Volgograd region of Russia, a territory with long-existing foci

N Shartova, V Mironova, S Zelikhina… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Southern Russia remains affected by West Nile virus (WNV). In the current study, we
identified the spatial determinants of WNV distribution in an area with endemic virus …

Spatio-temporal cluster analysis of county-based human West Nile virus incidence in the continental United States

R Sugumaran, SR Larson, JP DeGroote - International journal of health …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) is a vector-borne illness that can severely affect
human health. After introduction on the East Coast in 1999, the virus quickly spread and …

Predictive map** of human risk for West Nile virus (WNV) based on environmental and socioeconomic factors

I Rochlin, D Turbow, F Gomez, DV Ninivaggi… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
A West Nile virus (WNV) human risk map was developed for Suffolk County, New York
utilizing a case-control approach to explore the association between the risk of vector-borne …

Spatial modeling of human risk of exposure to vector-borne pathogens based on epidemiological versus arthropod vector data

RJ Eisen, L Eisen - Journal of medical entomology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Understanding spatial patterns of human risk of exposure to arthropod vectors and their
associated pathogens is critical for targeting limited prevention, surveillance, and control …