Factors affecting the geographic distribution of West Nile virus in Georgia, USA: 2002-2004

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-82

  Gibbs, Samantha E J ^a   Wimberly, Michael C ^a   Madden, Marguerite ^a   Masour, Janna ^a   Yabsley, Michael J ^a   Stallknecht, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Geographic information systems; Land use; Physiographic region; Risk; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOWL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LAND USE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VECTOR CONTROL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WILD SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33645799451     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.73     Document Type: Article

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