Sample A: Cover Page of Thesis, Project, or Dissertation Proposal

LIST OF FIGURES
Figures Page
2.1 Known locations of Rift Valley fever epidemics since 1931 ........................... ……21
2.2 RVF virus transmission cycle .................................................................................. 24
3.1 Physiographic Map of Virginia Counties................................................................. 47
3.2 Human Density in Virginia ...................................................................................... 55
3.3 Cattle Density in Virginia ....................................................................................... 56
3.4 Sheep Density in Virginia ........................................................................................ 56
3.5 Goat Density in Virginia .......................................................................................... 57
3.6 2006 Deer Abundance Estimates for Virginia ......................................................... 58
3.7 Virginia SRTM elevation map ................................................................................. 59
3.8 Virginia Land-cover ................................................................................................. 62
3.9 June 2006 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) raw and anomaly
values in Virginia ..................................................................................................... 64
3.10 Domestic Animal Density in Virginia ..................................................................... 80
4.1 Location of the mosquito surveillance traps sites in Virginia from which the
mosquito population data used in this study was collected ..................................... 91
4.2 Abundance indices and mean number of mosquitoes of potential RVF competent
vector mosquitoes .................................................................................................... 95
4.3 Mosquito surveillance trap locations in 2005-2006 in the Northern Virginia (A),
Richmond-Petersburg (B), and Hampton Roads (C) regions of Virginia .............. 101
4.4 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vectors collected per month for 2005-
2006 in the Northern Virginia region ..................................................................... 106
4.5 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vectors collected per month for 2005-
2006 in the Hampton Roads region........................................................................ 107
4.6 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vectors collected per month for 2005-
2006 in the Hampton Roads region........................................................................ 108
4.7 Difference in 2005 and 2006 monthly mean mosquito counts in the Northern
Virginia, Richmond-Petersburg, and Hampton Roads regions .............................. 109
4.8 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vector species collected in 2005 (A)
and 2006 (B) during mosquito surveillance months (April-October) in the
Northern Virginia region ........................................................................................ 111
4.9 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vector species collected in 2005 (A)
and 2006 (B) during mosquito surveillance months (April-October) in the
Richmond-Petersburg region ................................................................................ 112
4.10 Monthly mean number of RVF competent vector species collected in 2005 (A)
and 2006 (B) during mosquito surveillance months (April-October) in the
Hampton Roads region .......................................................................................... 113
4.11 Predicted distribution of RVF competent vector species in Virginia .................... 122
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