Abstract
 Weather Conditions and West Nile Virus in Illinois Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Marilyn Ruiz, William Brown, Julie Clennon The spatial pattern of West Nile virus presence in the northeast part of Illinois is clustered and shows strong association with certain housing and environmental characteristics. However, places with similar settings have different rates and temporal patterns of the virus as measured in mosquito testing and in human cases. In this project, we examine the effect of variations in temperature and rainfall across the greater Chicago region in the years 2001 to 2005 to assess the contribution of weather to the complex interplay among other factors. The analysis is carried out using interpolation of weather variables across time along with the use of satellite images to measure vegetation status using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. After the data is brought into a common geographic framework using ArcGIS, statistical methods help to assess the relationships among the variables. Marilyn Ruiz University of Illinois Pathobiology 2001 S Lincoln Ave Urbana , IL 61802 US Phone: 217-265-5115 E-mail: moruiz@uiuc.edu William Brown University of Illinois Pathobiology 2001 South Lincoln Ave Urbana 61802 US Phone: 217-333-3386 E-mail: wmbrown@uiuc.edu Julie Clennon University of Illinois 2001 S Lincoln Ave Urbana , IL 61801 US Phone: 217-265-0714 E-mail: jaclenno@uiuc.edu |
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