Comprehensive surveillance, prevention, and control measures for West Nile Virus in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

Environmental Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-49

  Hakim, Jacquelyn A ^a   Bitto, Adenike C ^b  

^a Monroe County Vector Control   (United States)

^b EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GIS; HEALTH MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; VIRAL DISEASE;

MONROE COUNTY [PENNSYLVANIA]; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARTHROPODA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 24644508799     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046604000110     Document Type: Review

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