Different environmental factors predict the occurrence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and reveal new potential risk areas across Europe via geospatial models
This study shows how varying environmental factors drive the occurrence of TBEV within different European regions and identifies potential new risk areas for TBE. Importantly, we demonstrate the utility of ML models to generate reliable insights into TBE hazard risks when trained with sufficient explanatory variables and to provide high resolution and harmonized risk maps for public use.
Authors
- Patrick H. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5155-6741)
- Jennifer C. Moïsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7137-5630)
- Julie Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-484X)
- James H. Stark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-876X)
- Harish Madhava
- Gerhard Dobler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7461-293X)
- Rob Kwark
- Harrison M. Marick
Institutions
- Pfizer (United States) (US)
- Pfizer (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Universität der Bundeswehr München (DE)
- Pfizer (France) (FR)
- Clarivate (United States) (US)
- IQ Solutions (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Health Geographics
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-025-00388-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39