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Determinants of the geographic distribution of Puumala virus and Lyme borreliosis infections in Belgium.

par Linard, Catherine ;Lamarque, Pénélope;Heyman, Paul;Ducoffre, Geneviève;Luyasu, Victor;Tersago, Katrien;Vanwambeke, Sophie O;Lambin, Eric F
Référence International Journal of Health Geographics, 6, page (15)
Publication Publié, 2007

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Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases generally display clear spatial patterns due to different space-dependent factors. Land cover and land use influence disease transmission by controlling both the spatial distribution of vectors or hosts, and the probability of contact with susceptible human populations. The objective of this study was to combine environmental and socio-economic factors to explain the spatial distribution of two emerging human diseases in Belgium, Puumala virus (PUUV) and Lyme borreliosis. Municipalities were taken as units of analysis.