Differences in climatic factors between Ross River virus disease outbreak and nonoutbreak years

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1116-1122

  Kelly Hope, Louise A ^a   Purdie, David M ^a   Kay, Brian H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate; Outbreaks; Ross River virus disease; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ARBOVIRUS; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 10044240497     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1116     Document Type: Article

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