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Title: SATELLITE-BASED RIFT VALLEY FEVER FORECASTS PREDICT A LARGE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC IN SUDAN, 2005

Author
item ANYAMBA, A. - NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT
item CHRETIEN, J. - DOD-GEIS
item YINGST, S. - US NAVY MED RES; EGYPT
item SMALL, J. - NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT
item Linthicum, Kenneth - Ken
item TUCKER, C. - NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT

Submitted to: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/19/2006
Publication Date: 4/28/2006
Citation: Anyamba, A., Chretien, J., Yingst, S., Small, J., Linthicum, K., Tucker, C. 2006. Satellite-based Rift Valley Fever forecasts predict a large yellow fever epidemic in sudan, 2005 [abstract]. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, March 19-22, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Sustained, heavy East African rainfall is associated with Aedes spp. breeding in Kenyan grasslands and Rift Valley Fever (RVF) epidemics. Validated RVF forecasts use satellite measurements of vegetation greenness (which increases after heavy rains) and other eco-climate indicators. These models may forecast other mosquito-borne outbreaks.