Spatial and temporal analysis of Ross River virus disease patterns at Maroochy Shire, Australia: Association between human morbidity and mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) abundance

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-521

  Ryan, P A ^b   Do, K A ^a   Kay, B H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Mosquito; Ross river virus; Spatial and temporal analysis; Vector abundance

Indexed keywords

AEDES PROCAX; AEDES VIGILAX; ALPHAVIRUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DENSITY; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DENSITY; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 0033162206     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.4.515     Document Type: Article

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