Residence-linked human plague in New Mexico: A habitat-suitability model

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Reynolds, Pamela J ^b   Ettestad, Paul ^b   Brown, Ted ^c   Enscore, Russell E ^a   Biggerstaff, Brad J ^a   Cheek, James ^d   Bueno, Rudy ^e   Targhetta, Joseph ^e   Montenieri, John A ^a   Gage, Kenneth L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Vector Control Program   (United States)

^d Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^e City of Albuquerque Division of Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONIFER; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HABITAT; INFECTION RISK; MODEL; PLAGUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA PESTIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; FLEA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOSYSTEM; FLEAS; HUMANS; NEW MEXICO; PLAGUE; RISK FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 34548787197     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.121     Document Type: Article

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