The potential for emergence of chagas disease in the United States

Geospatial Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-239

  Lambert, Rebecca Click ^a   Kolivras, Korine N ^a   Resler, Lynn M ^a   Brewster, Carlyle C ^a   Paulson, Sally L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Geographical information systems; Physician survey; Risk maps; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AWARENESS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLIMATE; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54449084578     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2008.246     Document Type: Article

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