Artificial intelligence to predict West Nile virus outbreaks with eco-climatic drivers

Z Farooq, J Rocklöv, J Wallin, N Abiri… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In Europe, the frequency, intensity, and geographic range of West
Nile virus (WNV)-outbreaks have increased over the past decade, with a 7.2-fold increase in …

Evaluation of an open forecasting challenge to assess skill of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease prediction

KM Holcomb, S Mathis, JE Staples, M Fischer… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness
in the continental USA. WNV occurrence has high spatiotemporal variation, and current …

Mechanistic models for West Nile virus transmission: a systematic review of features, aims and parametrization

MM de Wit, A Dimas Martins… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mathematical models within the Ross–Macdonald framework increasingly play a role in our
understanding of vector-borne disease dynamics and as tools for assessing scenarios to …

Integrated forecasts based on public health surveillance and meteorological data predict West Nile virus in a high-risk region of North America

MC Wimberly, JK Davis, MB Hildreth… - Environmental Health …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: West Nile virus (WNV), a global arbovirus, is the most prevalent mosquito-
transmitted infection in the United States. Forecasts of WNV risk during the upcoming …

Partly cloudy with a chance of mosquitoes: Developing a flexible approach to forecasting mosquito populations

T McDevitt‐Galles, AT Degaetano, SC Elmendorf… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate‐induced shifts in mosquito phenology and population structure have important
implications for the health of humans and wildlife. The timing and intensity of mosquito …

Multi‐model prediction of West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease with machine learning for identification of important regional climatic drivers

KM Holcomb, JE Staples, RJ Nett, CB Beard… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) is the leading cause of mosquito‐borne illness in the continental
United States (CONUS). Spatial heterogeneity in historical incidence, environmental factors …

Patterns of West Nile Virus in the Northeastern United States Using Negative Binomial and Mechanistic Trait‐Based Models

AC Keyel - GeoHealth, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
West Nile virus (WNV) primarily infects birds and mosquitoes but has also caused over
2,000 human deaths, and> 50,000 reported human cases in the United States. Expected …

Spatial modeling of two mosquito vectors of West Nile virus using integrated nested Laplace approximations

KJ Bondo, D Montecino‐Latorre, L Williams… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The abundance of Culex restuans and Culex pipiens in relation to ecological predictors is
poorly understood in regions of the United States where their ranges overlap. It is suspected …

Riding the wave: reactive vector-borne disease policy renders the United States vulnerable to outbreaks and insecticide resistance

KC Dye-Braumuller, JR Gordon… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Funding for vector-borne disease surveillance, management, and research is cyclical and
reactive in the United States. The subsequent effects have yielded gross inequities …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the West Nile virus force of infection in the European human population

G Marini, A Pugliese, W Wint, NS Alexander, A Rizzoli… - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
West Nile virus (WNV) is among the most recent emerging mosquito-borne pathogens in
Europe where each year hundreds of human cases are recorded. We developed a relatively …