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. 1987 Mar 27;235(4796):1656-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.3823909.

Detection of Rift Valley fever viral activity in Kenya by satellite remote sensing imagery

K J Linthicum, C L Bailey, F G Davies, C J Tucker

Detection of Rift Valley fever viral activity in Kenya by satellite remote sensing imagery

K J Linthicum et al. Science. .

Abstract

Data 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.

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