Human index cases - Ebola virus disease

Updated human index cases of ebola virus disease used in species distribution modelling of zoonotic niche of EVD.<br>Column headers are:Outbreak_ID - unique identifier for human outbreak data. Cross references with associated shapefileVirus - specific virus implicated in outbreakCountry - country where index case is locatedApparent Origin - more specific details on index case geographyMonth Start - month outbreak startedMonth End - month outbreak endedYear Start - year outbreak startedYear End - year outbreak endedLat - latitude of index location in decimal degreesLong - latitude of index location in decimal degreesshape - describes type of geographic information; binary factor either point (specific latitude/longitude) or polygon (referencing an areal estimate)Lat/Long Notes - field describing rationale behind geopositioning protocol<br>