A hypothesis for explaining single outbreaks (like the Black Death in European cities) of vector-borne infections

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-114

  Burattini, M N ^a   Coutinho, F A B ^a   Massad, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CULEX; EPIDEMIC; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLAGUE;

EID: 67349250439     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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