Geographic distribution and ecological niche of plague in sub-Saharan Africa
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Health Geographics
- Vol. 7 (1) , 54
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072x-7-54
Abstract
Plague is a rapidly progressing, serious illness in humans that is likely to be fatal if not treated. It remains a public health threat, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In spite of plague's highly focal nature, a thorough ecological understanding of the general distribution pattern of plague across sub-Saharan Africa has not been established to date. In this study, we used human plague data from sub-Saharan Africa for 1970–2007 in an ecological niche modeling framework to explore the potential geographic distribution of plague and its ecological requirements across Africa.Keywords
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