Modeling the environmental suitability of anthrax in Ghana and estimating populations at risk: Implications for vaccination and control

• Ian T. Kracalik ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ian T. Kracalik, Ernest Kenu, Evans Nsoh Ayamdooh

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

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• Ernest Kenu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ian T. Kracalik, Ernest Kenu, Evans Nsoh Ayamdooh

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

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• Evans Nsoh Ayamdooh ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ian T. Kracalik, Ernest Kenu, Evans Nsoh Ayamdooh

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Food and Agriculture/ Veterinary Services Directorate, Tamale, Ghana

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• Emmanuel Allegye-Cudjoe,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Food and Agriculture/ Veterinary Services Directorate, Tamale, Ghana

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• Paul Nokuma Polkuu,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Food and Agriculture/ Veterinary Services Directorate, Accra, Ghana

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• Joseph Asamoah Frimpong,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

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• Kofi Mensah Nyarko,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

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• William A. Bower,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

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• Rita Traxler,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America

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• Jason K. Blackburn

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jkblackburn@ufl.edu

  Affiliations Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-4831

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