Relationship of Climate, Geography, and Geology to the Incidence of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya during the 2006–2007 Outbreak

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg
• Personal Author:
  Hightower, Allen ; Kinkade, Carl ; Nguku, Patrick M. ; Anyangu, Amwayi ; Mutonga, David ; Omolo, Jared ; Njenga, M. Kariuki ; Feikin, Daniel R. ; Schnabel, David ; Ombok, Maurice ; Breiman, Robert F.
• Description:
  We estimated Rift Valley fever (RVF) incidence as a function of geological, geographical, and climatological factors during the 2006-2007 RVF epidemic in Kenya. Location information was obtained for 214 of 340 (63%) confirmed and probable RVF cases that occurred during an outbreak from November 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007. Locations with subtypes of solonetz, calcisols, solonchaks, and planosols soil types were highly associated with RVF occurrence during the outbreak period. Increased rainfall and higher greenness measures before the outbreak were associated with increased risk. RVF was more likely to occur on plains, in densely bushed areas, at lower elevations, and in the Somalia acacia ecological zone. Cases occurred in three spatial temporal clusters that differed by the date of associated rainfall, soil type, and land usage.
• Subjects:
  Climate Disease Outbreaks Geography Geology Humans Incidence Models, Theoretical Multivariate Analysis Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever Virus Soil

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• Source:
  Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012; 86(2):373-380.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Volume:
  86
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c88fe668eaa3b1271c18056da461366d1fec0d3f6337ef7c8c367508440bf7d8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8217/cdc_8217_DS1.pdf
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