Environmental and entomological factors determining Ross River virus activity in the River Murray Valley of South Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-288

  Williams, Craig R ^a   Fricker, Stephen R ^a   Kokkinn, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Mosquito; Regression modelling; River Murray; Ross River virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; MOSQUITO; RISK FACTOR; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; VIRUS ACTIVATION; ZOOLOGY;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENTOMOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67650481200     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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