Seaport as a source of hantavirus: A study on isolated isles

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Wu, Yin Wen ^a   Hsu, Err Lieh ^a   Lin, Ting Hsiang ^b   Huang, Jyh Hsiung ^b   Chang, She Fen ^b   Pai, Hsiu Hua ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hantavirus; Seroprevalence; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

HEMATOLOGY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; ISLAND; ISOLATED POPULATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PORT; SMALL MAMMAL; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HANTAVIRUS; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEA; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHINA; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; MALE; MICE; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; KINMEN ISLANDS; LIENJIANG; TAIWAN;

HANTAVIRUS; MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS LOSEA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33847014513     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120601124280     Document Type: Article

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