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Satellite Derived Forest Phenology and Its Relation with Nephropathia Epidemica in Belgium

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  • José Miguel Barrios

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Willem W. Verstraeten

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Piet Maes

    (Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Hantavirus Reference Center, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroederstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Jan Clement

    (Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Hantavirus Reference Center, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroederstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Jean-Marie Aerts

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Sara Amirpour Haredasht

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Julie Wambacq

    (Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Hantavirus Reference Center, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroederstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Katrien Lagrou

    (Department of Experimental Laboratory Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Geneviève Ducoffre

    (Scientific Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Marc Van Ranst

    (Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Hantavirus Reference Center, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroederstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Daniel Berckmans

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Pol Coppin

    (Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 34, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium)

Abstract

The connection between nephropathia epidemica (NE) and vegetation dynamics has been emphasized in recent studies. Changing climate has been suggested as a triggering factor of recently observed epidemiologic peaks in reported NE cases. We have investigated whether there is a connection between the NE occurrence pattern in Belgium and specific trends in remotely sensed phenology parameters of broad-leaved forests. The analysis of time series of the MODIS Enhanced Vegetation Index revealed that changes in forest phenology, considered in literature as an effect of climate change, may affect the mechanics of NE transmission.

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  • José Miguel Barrios & Willem W. Verstraeten & Piet Maes & Jan Clement & Jean-Marie Aerts & Sara Amirpour Haredasht & Julie Wambacq & Katrien Lagrou & Geneviève Ducoffre & Marc Van Ranst & Daniel Berck, 2010. "Satellite Derived Forest Phenology and Its Relation with Nephropathia Epidemica in Belgium," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-15, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:6:p:2486-2500:d:8611
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    Cited by:

    1. Hongyan Cai & Shuwen Zhang & Xiaohuan Yang, 2012. "Forest Dynamics and Their Phenological Response to Climate Warming in the Khingan Mountains, Northeastern China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(11), pages 1-11, October.
    2. Sara Amirpour Haredasht & Miguel Barrios & Jamshid Farifteh & Piet Maes & Jan Clement & Willem W. Verstraeten & Katrien Tersago & Marc Van Ranst & Pol Coppin & Daniel Berckmans & Jean-Marie Aerts, 2013. "Ecological Niche Modelling of Bank Voles in Western Europe," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-16, January.

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