Need for improved methods to collect and present spatial epidemiologic data for vectorborne diseases

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1816-1820

  Eisen, Lars ^a   Eisen, Rebecca J ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 37049024999     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1312.070211     Document Type: Review

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