Tick-borne encephalitis virus expansion to higher altitudes correlated with climate warming

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Danielová, Vlasta ^a   Schwarzová, Lucie ^a   Materna, Jan ^b   Daniel, Milan ^a,c   Metelka, Ladislav ^d   Holubová, Jaroslava ^a   Kříž, Bohumír ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b Krkono e Museum   (Czech Republic)

^c IPVZ   (Czech Republic)

^d CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Altitude; Climate; Ixodes ricinus; Mountains; Tick borne encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 48349137901     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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