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PRO/AH> Anthrax – Tanzania: hippopotamus movements & outbreaks

Anthrax -- TanzaniaAbstract--------Globally, anthrax outbreaks pose a serious threat to people, livestock, and wildlife. Furthermore, environmental change can exacerbate these outbreak dynamics by altering the host-pathogen relationship. However, little is known about how the quantitative spatial dynamics of host movement and environmental change may affect the spread of _Bacillus anthracis_, the causative agent of anthrax. Here, we use real-time observations and high-resolution tracking data from Read more [...]