Predictable ecology and geography of West Nile virus transmission in the central United States

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 342-352

  Townsend Peterson, A ^a   Robbins, Amber ^a   Restifo, Robert ^b   Howell, James ^c   Nasci, Roger ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological niche modeling; Forecasting; Prediction; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; PLANT; SEASON; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ALGORITHMS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; SEASONS; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 68949216643     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.342     Document Type: Article

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