Ecological correlates of bluetongue virus in Spain: Predicted spatial occurrence and its relationship with the observed abundance of the potential Culicoides spp. vector

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-243

  Calvete, C ^a   Estrada, R ^b   Miranda, M A ^c   Borras D ^c   Calvo, J H ^a   Lucientes, J ^b  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Culicoides vectors; Predicted occurrence; Spain; Spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULICOIDES; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS; FEMALE; FLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOST; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDICTION; SEROTYPE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; CULICOIDES OBSOLETUS; CULICOIDES PULICARIS;

EID: 69949086823     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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