Modeling hantavirus reservoir species dominance in high seroprevalence areas on the Azuero Peninsula of Panama. Export

@article{citeulike:2550002, abstract = {Habitat fragmentation commonly influences distribution of zoonotic disease reservoirs. In Panama, populations of rodent hosts of hantaviruses are favored by small habitat fragments isolated by agricultural lands. We expected a similar relationship between landscape characteristics and host distribution at fine geographical scales in southern Panama. The relative abundance of Zygodontomys brevicauda, the primary host for "Calabazo" virus, and other rodents was assessed at 24 sites within the Azuero Peninsula. We used satellite imagery to produce several spatial variables that described landscape; however, only slope was consistently related to abundances of the two most dominant rodent species. Using regression, we constructed a spatial model of areas of Z. brevicauda dominance, which in turn relates to higher infection rates. The model predicts highest abundances of Z. brevicauda in flat areas, where humans also dominate. These predictions have important ecological and conservation implications that associate diversity loss, topography, and human land use.}, address = {Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 87131-0001, USA. gsuzan@unm.edu}, author = {Suz\'{a}n, G. and Giermakowski, J. T. and Marc\'{e}, E. and Suz\'{a}n-Azpiri, H. and Armi\'{e}n, B. and Yates, T. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {2550002}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16760528}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16760528}, issn = {0002-9637}, journal = {Am J Trop Med Hyg}, keywords = {hantavirus, modelling, panama, reservoir}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {1103--1110}, posted-at = {2008-03-18 10:30:03}, priority = {0}, title = {Modeling hantavirus reservoir species dominance in high seroprevalence areas on the Azuero Peninsula of Panama.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16760528}, volume = {74}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2550002 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2550002 N2 - Habitat fragmentation commonly influences distribution of zoonotic disease reservoirs. In Panama, populations of rodent hosts of hantaviruses are favored by small habitat fragments isolated by agricultural lands. We expected a similar relationship between landscape characteristics and host distribution at fine geographical scales in southern Panama. The relative abundance of Zygodontomys brevicauda, the primary host for "Calabazo" virus, and other rodents was assessed at 24 sites within the Azuero Peninsula. We used satellite imagery to produce several spatial variables that described landscape; however, only slope was consistently related to abundances of the two most dominant rodent species. Using regression, we constructed a spatial model of areas of Z. brevicauda dominance, which in turn relates to higher infection rates. The model predicts highest abundances of Z. brevicauda in flat areas, where humans also dominate. These predictions have important ecological and conservation implications that associate diversity loss, topography, and human land use. IS - 6 JF - Am J Trop Med Hyg SN - 0002-9637 AD - Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 87131-0001, USA. gsuzan@unm.edu EP - 1110 TI - Modeling hantavirus reservoir species dominance in high seroprevalence areas on the Azuero Peninsula of Panama. VL - 74 SP - 1103 KW - hantavirus KW - modelling KW - panama KW - reservoir AU - Suzán, G AU - Giermakowski, JT AU - Marcé, E AU - Suzán-Azpiri, H AU - Armién, B AU - Yates, TL PY - 2006/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16760528 ER -