Ecological complexity and West Nile Virus: Perspective on improving public health response

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Rainham, Daniel G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Ecological systems; Geographic information systems; Primary prevention; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DISEASE VECTORS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 13844298247     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404012     Document Type: Review

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