**2.5.3 Conclusion**

The outbreaks and spread of Hantavirus have been questioned and studied for many years. An important added value of modelling NE cases is that it can be used in future as a tool to study the mechanism by which the virus spreads, to predict the future course of an occurrence and to evaluate strategies to control the epidemics.

The results of the current study furthermore help to define significant environmental factors on the spread of the disease. Determining a dynamic data-based model for NE which includes factors such as vegetation coverage and abundance of food for bank voles' may provide us with an expert tool to predict and prevent regional incidences of NE cases by making use of remote sensing tools for measuring broad leaves forest phenology and monitoring the vegetation dynamics together with climatological data.
