Drivers of Rift Valley fever virus persistence and the impact of control measures in a spatially heterogeneous landscape: the case of the Comoros archipelago, 2004-2015
W. S. D. Tennant, E. Cardinale, C. Cetre-Sossah, Y. Moutroifi, G. Le Godais, D. Colombi, S. E. F. Spencer, M. J. Tildesley, M. J. Keeling, O. Charafouddine, V. Colizza, W. J. Edmunds, R. Metras
This study uses a mathematical model to analyze RVF virus persistence and control measures in the Comoros archipelago, finding that environmental factors and animal movement drive transmission and that some islands can self-sustain the virus.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2021 · PreprintEcology