Tag Archive for PRO> Anthrax – Australia: niche modeling of historic distribution
PRO> Anthrax – Australia: niche modeling of historic distribution
Anthrax -- AustraliaAuthor summary--------------This study explores the spatial ecology of _Bacillus anthracis_, the causative agent of anthrax disease, in Australia. Globally, anthrax is a neglected zoonotic disease that primarily affect herbivores and incidentally humans and all warm-blooded animals. Here, we used historic anthrax outbreaks for the period 1996-2013 and environmental factors in an ecological niche modelling framework to quantitatively define the ecological niche of _B. anthracis_ Read more [...]
