Pinzon Jorge E, Wilson James M, Tucker Compton J, Arthur Ray, Jahrling Peter B, Formenty Pierre
Biospheric Sciences Branch, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Nov;71(5):664-74.
We use spatially continuous satellite data as a correlate of precipitation within tropical Africa and show that the majority of documented Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks were closely associated with sharply drier conditions at the end of the rainy season. We propose that these trigger events may enhance transmission of Ebola virus from its cryptic reservoir to humans. These findings suggest specific directions to help understand the sylvatic cycle of the virus and may provide early warning tools to detect possible future outbreaks of this enigmatic disease.
我们使用空间连续的卫星数据作为热带非洲降水的相关指标，并表明大多数已记录的埃博拉出血热疫情与雨季末期明显更干燥的条件密切相关。我们提出，这些触发事件可能会增强埃博拉病毒从其隐秘宿主向人类的传播。这些发现为帮助理解该病毒的丛林循环指明了具体方向，并可能提供早期预警工具，以检测这种神秘疾病未来可能的爆发。
