The influence of meteorological conditions of the preceding winter on the incidences of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis in the Czech Republic

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Daniel, Milan ^a,b   Kříž, Bohumír ^a   Valter, Jaroslav ^c   Kott, Ivan ^c   Danielová, Vlasta ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b IPVZ   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lyme borreliosis; Tick borne encephalitis; Winter weather

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LYME DISEASE; METEOROLOGY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; WINTER;

EID: 48349136224     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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