Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a contagious, severe and often lethal form of hemorrhagic fever in humans. The association of EVD outbreaks with forest clearance has been suggested previously but many aspects remained uncharacterized. We used remote sensing techniques to investigate the association bet...

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Main Authors:	Olivero, J., Fa, J.E., Real, R., Márquez, A.L., Farfán, M.A., Vargas, J.M., Gaveau, D.L.A., Salim, M.A., Park, D., Suter, J., King, S., Leendertz, S.A., Sheil, D., Nasi, Robert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Springer 2017
Subjects:	biogeography epidemiology disease control
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93858