[Landscape ecology of hantavirosis in Rio Grande do Sul state].
The aim of this work was to study the landscape ecology of hantavirosis in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. This was achieved through geocoding the occurrence of cases and overlaying onto vegetation and relief maps. The majority of cases occurred during Spring, in highland areas dominated by secondary vegetation and agricultural activity.
Henkes
Waldir E
WE
Pós-Graduação do Curso de Geografia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. waldirhenkes@ig.com.br
Barcellos
Christovam
C
D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D018804:Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012377:Rodentia / Q000821:virology; D017215:Satellite Communications; D012621:Seasons; D019371:Topography, Medical / Q000379:methods*