Potential corridors and barriers for plague spread in central Asia

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Authors

Liesbeth Wilschut · Utrecht University

Elisabeth A. Addink · Utrecht University

Hans Heesterbeek · Utrecht University

Lise Heier · University of Oslo

Anne Laudisoit · University of Antwerp

Michael Begon · University of Liverpool

Stephen Davis ·

Abstract

Plague spread had a predominantly NWSE direction, which is likely due to the NWSE alignment of corridors and barriers in the burrow distribution and the landscape. This finding may improve predictions of plague in the future and emphasizes the importance of including landscape analysis in wildlife disease studies.

Topics & Keywords

Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Zoonotic diseases and public health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Health Geographics

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 49-49

DOI: 10.1186/1476-072x-12-49

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