Influence of weather conditions on fly abundance and its implications for transmission of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in the North Island of New Zealand

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-262

  Henning, J ^a,d   Schnitzler, F R ^b   Pfeiffer, D U ^c   Davies, P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diptera; Fly abundance; Habitat; New zealand; Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus; Weather

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FLY; VIRAL DISEASE; WEATHER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OXYSARCODEXIA VARIA; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLY; NEW ZEALAND; RABBIT; SEASON; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DIPTERA; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, RABBIT; INSECT VECTORS; NEW ZEALAND; RABBITS; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 17244370533     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2005.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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