Estimating West Nile Virus Transmission Period in Pennsylvania Using an Optimized Degree-Day Model
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Estimating West Nile virus transmission period in Pennsylvania using an optimized degree-day model.
Abstract We provide calibrated degree-day models to predict potential West Nile virus (WNV) transmission periods in Pennsylvania. We begin by following the standard approach of treating the degree-days necessary for the virus to complete the extrinsic incubation period (EIP), and mosquito longevity as constants. This approach failed to adequately explain virus transmission periods based on mosq...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1530-3667,1557-7759
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1094