Influence of climate warming on tick-borne encephalitis expansion to higher altitudes over the last decade (1997-2006) in the Highland region (Czech Republic)

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-11

  Danielová, Vlasta ^a   Kliegrová, Stanislava ^b   Daniel, Milan ^a   Beneš, Čestmír ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Climate modification; Tick borne encephalitis; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749102003     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3460     Document Type: Article

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