Dengue and climate change in Australia: Predictions for the future should incorporate knowledge from the past

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 265-268

  Russell, Richard C ^a,b   Currie, Bart J ^c   Lindsay, Michael D ^d   Mackenzie, John S ^e   Ritchie, Scott A ^f,g   Whelan, Peter I ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Mosquito Borne Disease Control Branch   (Australia)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^g JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MOSQUITO; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 60549099162     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02393.x     Document Type: Article

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