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Wild boar mapping using population-density statistics: From polygons to high resolution raster maps by Pittiglio, Claudia, Khomenko, Sergei, Beltran-Alcrudo, Daniel

“…The wild boar is an important crop raider as well as a reservoir and agent of spread of swine diseases. Due to increasing densities and expanding ranges…”
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Development and Assessment of a Geographic Knowledge-Based Model for Mapping Suitable Areas for Rift Valley Fever Transmission in Eastern Africa by Tran, Annelise, Trevennec, Carlène, Lutwama, Julius, Sserugga, Joseph, Gély, Marie, Pittiglio, Claudia, Pinto, Julio, Chevalier, Véronique

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne disease affecting ruminants and humans, is one of the most important viral zoonoses in Africa. The objective of the…”
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Potential distributions of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis causing anthrax in Africa by Romero-Alvarez, Daniel, Peterson, A Townsend, Salzer, Johanna S, Pittiglio, Claudia, Shadomy, Sean, Traxler, Rita, Vieira, Antonio R, Bower, William A, Walke, Henry, Campbell, Lindsay P

“…Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is an emergent bacterium closely related to Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax. The latter has a…”
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Seasonality and Ecological Suitability Modelling for Anthrax ( Bacillus anthracis ) in Western Africa by Pittiglio, Claudia, Shadomy, Sean, El Idrissi, Ahmed, Soumare, Baba, Lubroth, Juan, Makonnen, Yilma

“…Anthrax is hyper-endemic in West Africa affecting wildlife, livestock and humans. Prediction is difficult due to the lack of accurate outbreak data. However,…”
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Elephant response to spatial heterogeneity in a savanna landscape of northern Tanzania by Pittiglio, Claudia, Skidmore, Andrew K., van Gils, Hein A. M. J., Prins, Herbert H. T.

“…Landscape heterogeneity, namely the variation of a landscape property across space and time, can influence the distribution of a species and its abundance…”
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Did Ebola Emerge in West Africa by a Policy-Driven Phase Change in Agroecology? Ebola's Social Context by Wallace, Robert G, Gilbert, Marius, Wallace, Rodrick, Pittiglio, Claudia, Mattioli, Raffaele, Kock, Richard

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Did Neoliberalizing West African Forests Produce a New Niche for Ebola? by Wallace, Robert G, Kock, Richard, Bergmann, Luke, Gilbert, Marius, Hogerwerf, Lenny, Pittiglio, Claudia, Mattioli, Raffaele, Wallace, Rodrick

“…A recent study introduced a vaccine that controls Ebola Makona, the Zaire ebolavirus variant that has infected 28,000 people in West Africa. We propose that…”
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Data Mining Varroa: Sharing Insight from Users of Apiary Management Software in the United States by Scott, Andrew, Hassler, Edgar, Cazier, Joseph, Wilkes, James, Formato, Giovanni, MacDonald, Preston, Rubinigg, Michael, Braga, Antonio Rafael, Pittiglio, Claudia

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Smallholder Farms as Stepping Stone Corridors for Crop-Raiding Elephant in Northern Tanzania: Integration of Bayesian Expert System and Network Simulator by Pittiglio, Claudia, Skidmore, Andrew K, van Gils, Hein A. M. J, McCall, Michael K, Prins, Herbert H. T

“…Crop-raiding elephants affect local livelihoods, undermining conservation efforts. Yet, crop-raiding patterns are poorly understood, making prediction and…”
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Identifying transit corridors for elephant using a long time-series by Pittiglio, Claudia, Skidmore, Andrew K, Gils, Hein AMJvan, Prins, Herbert HT

“…The role of corridors in mitigating the effects of landscape fragmentation on biodiversity is controversial. Recent studies have highlighted the need for new…”
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Real-time disease risk monitoring and forecasting for early action by Pittiglio, Claudia, Kivaria, Fredrick, Morteo, Karl, Bebay, Charles, Seck, Ismaila, Falcucci, Alessandra, Cinardi, Giuseppina, Franceschini, Gianluca, Soumare, Baba, Dhingra, Madhur

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne disease that significantly impacts livelihoods, trade, tourism, and human health. Currently endemic in Africa and…”
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Spatial risk assessment of Rift Valley fever in Senegal by Clements, Archie C A, Pfeiffer, Dirk U, Martin, Vincent, Pittliglio, Claudia, Best, Nicky, Thiongane, Yaya

“…Rift Valley fever (RVF) is broadening its geographic range and is increasingly becoming a disease of global importance with potentially severe consequences for…”
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