Seasonal synchrony: The key to tick-borne encephalitis foci identified by satellite data

Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Randolph, S E ^a   Green, R M ^a   Peacey, M F ^a   Rogers, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease foci; Ixodes ricinus; Satellite imagery; Seasonal dynamics; Tick borne encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TICK; VIRUS CARRIER;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; HUMANS; IXODES; RODENTIA; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS;

ACARI; IXODES RICINUS; RODENTIA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0033852438     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099006083     Document Type: Article

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