Is agricultural activity linked to the incidence of human West Nile virus?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Miramontes Jr , Roque ^a   Lafferty, William E ^b   Lind, Bonnie K ^b   Oberle, Mark W ^c  

^a Community Health Partners ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCIDENCE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PRECIPITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 31844439782     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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