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Detection of Rift Valley fever viral activity in Kenya by satellite remote sensing imageryData from the advanced very high resolution radiometer on board the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's polar-orbiting meteorological satellites have been used to infer ecological parameters associated with Rift Valley fever (RVF) viral activity in Kenya. An indicator of potential viral activity was produced from satellite data for two different ecological regions in Kenya, where RVF is enzootic. The correlation between the satellite-derived green vegetation index and the ecological parameters associated with RVF virus suggested that satellite data may become a forecasting tool for RVF in Kenya and, perhaps, in other areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
Document ID
19870050553
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Linthicum, Kenneth J.
(Army Medical Research Inst. of Infectious Diseases Fort Detrick, MD, United States)
Bailey, Charles L.
(U.S.Army, Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick MD, United States)
Davies, F. Glyn
(Veterinary Research Laboratory Kabete, Kenya)
Tucker, Compton J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
March 27, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 235
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
87A37827
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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