A geospatial study of the potential of two exotic species of mosquitoes to impact the epidemiology of West Nile virus in Maryland

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-198

  Kutz, Frederick W ^a,b   Wade, Timothy G ^a   Pagac, Benedict B ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Mail Code E243 05 ^*  (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Asian tiger mosquito; Environmental justice; Epidemiology; Geographic information systems; Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS JAPONICUS; VERTEBRATA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MARYLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0141973754     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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