The West Nile Virus outbreak in Israel (2000) from a new perspective: The regional impact of climate change

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Paz, Shlomit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extreme heat; Israel; Regional climate changes; West Nile Virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EXTREME EVENT; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; ROMANIA; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 30344446239     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500392400     Document Type: Article

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