Spatial Lyme borreliosis risk assessment in north-eastern Italy

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 125-128

  Altobelli, Alfredo ^a   Boemo, Barbara ^a   Mignozzi, Katja ^a   Bandi, Marialisa ^a   Floris, Romina ^a   Menardi, Giulia ^a   Cinco, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes ricinus; MODIS; Remote sensing; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48349086764     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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