Application of Geographic Information Technology in Determining Risk of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Transmission

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-35

  Moncayo, Abelardo C ^a,b   Edman, John D ^a   Finn, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus; Geographic information systems; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INSECT CONTROL; MOSQUITO; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE FLIGHT;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EQUINE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0034153598     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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