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...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Springer
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93858 |
| _version_ | 1855517710925955072 |
|---|---|
| author | 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 |
| author_browse | Fa, J.E. Farfán, M.A. Gaveau, D.L.A. King, S. Leendertz, S.A. Márquez, A.L. Nasi, Robert Olivero, J. Park, D. Real, R. Salim, M.A. Sheil, D. Suter, J. Vargas, J.M. |
| author_facet | 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 |
| author_sort | Olivero, J. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | 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 between deforestation in time and space, with EVD outbreaks in Central and West Africa. Favorability modeling, centered on 27 EVD outbreak sites and 280 comparable control sites, revealed that outbreaks located along the limits of the rainforest biome were significantly associated with forest losses within the previous 2 years. This association was strongest for closed forests (>83%), both intact and disturbed, of a range of tree heights (5–>19 m). Our results suggest that the increased probability of an EVD outbreak occurring in a site is linked to recent deforestation events, and that preventing the loss of forests could reduce the likelihood of future outbreaks. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace93858 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publishDateRange | 2017 |
| publishDateSort | 2017 |
| publisher | Springer |
| publisherStr | Springer |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace938582025-06-17T08:23:24Z Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks 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 biogeography epidemiology disease control 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 between deforestation in time and space, with EVD outbreaks in Central and West Africa. Favorability modeling, centered on 27 EVD outbreak sites and 280 comparable control sites, revealed that outbreaks located along the limits of the rainforest biome were significantly associated with forest losses within the previous 2 years. This association was strongest for closed forests (>83%), both intact and disturbed, of a range of tree heights (5–>19 m). Our results suggest that the increased probability of an EVD outbreak occurring in a site is linked to recent deforestation events, and that preventing the loss of forests could reduce the likelihood of future outbreaks. 2017 2018-07-03T10:56:31Z 2018-07-03T10:56:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93858 en Open Access Springer 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, R.. 2017. Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks Scientific Reports, 7 : 14291. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14727-9 |
| spellingShingle | biogeography epidemiology disease control 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 Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title | Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title_full | Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title_fullStr | Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title_short | Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| title_sort | recent loss of closed forests is associated with ebola virus disease outbreaks |
| topic | biogeography epidemiology disease control |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93858 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT oliveroj recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT faje recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT realr recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT marquezal recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT farfanma recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT vargasjm recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT gaveaudla recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT salimma recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT parkd recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT suterj recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT kings recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT leendertzsa recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT sheild recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks AT nasirobert recentlossofclosedforestsisassociatedwithebolavirusdiseaseoutbreaks |