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Updates to the zoonotic niche map of Ebola virus disease in Africa

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As the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa is now contained, attention is turning from control to future outbreak prediction and prevention. Building on a previously published zoonotic niche map (Pigott et al., 2014), this study incorporates new human and animal occurrence data and expands upon the way in which potential bat EVD reservoir species are incorporated. This update demonstrates the potential for incorporating and updating data used to generate the predicted suitability map. A new data portal for sharing such maps is discussed. This output represents the most up-to-date estimate of the extent of EVD zoonotic risk in Africa. These maps can assist in strengthening surveillance and response capacity to contain viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.7554/eLife.16412

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Zoology
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https://ror.org/029chgv08
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Kraemer, MUG
Gething, PW
Hay, SI
Grant:
13468
OPP1106023
095066
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https://ror.org/0456r8d26
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Gething, PW
Weiss, DJ
Moyes, CL
Hay, SI
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OPP1106023
OPP1106023
OPP1053338
095066
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Funder identifier:
https://ror.org/039djdh30
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Kraemer, MUG
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13468
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https://ror.org/01degd278
Funding agency for:
Pigott, DM
Hay, SI
Grant:
11878
095066
11878
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Funding agency for:
Kraemer, MUG
Gething, PW
Grant:
13468
OPP1106023


Publisher:
eLife Sciences Publications
Journal:
eLife More from this journal
Volume:
5
Article number:
e16412
Publication date:
2016-07-14
Acceptance date:
2016-06-20
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EISSN:
2050-084X
ISSN:
2050-084X


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pubs:634336
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uuid:f643a281-0d33-4766-ac8b-3ea9f5f439f6
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pubs:634336
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634336
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2016-07-15
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