The Ecology and Evolutionary History of an Emergent Disease: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Evidence from two El Nino episodes in the American Southwest suggests that El Nino-driven precipitation, the initial catalyst of a trophic cascade that results in a delayed density-dependent rodent response, is sufficient to predict heightened risk for human contraction of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndr...

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Published in:Bioscience 2002-11, Vol.52 (11), p.989-998
Main Authors: Yates, T L, Mills, J N, Parmenter, CA, Ksiazek, T G, Parmenter, R R, Castle, Vande, Calisher, CH, Nichol, ST, Abbott, K D, Young, J C, Morrison, M L, Beaty, B J, Dunnum, J L, Peters, C J
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Language:English
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Summary:Evidence from two El Nino episodes in the American Southwest suggests that El Nino-driven precipitation, the initial catalyst of a trophic cascade that results in a delayed density-dependent rodent response, is sufficient to predict heightened risk for human contraction of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.
ISSN:0006-3568
DOI:10.1043/0006-3568(2002)052(0989:TEAEHO)2.0.CO;2