Mapping the basic reproduction number (R0) for vector-borne diseases: A case study on bluetongue virus

Epidemics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-161

  Hartemink, N A ^a   Purse, B V ^b,c   Meiswinkel, R ^d   Brown, H E ^c   de Koeijer, A ^d   Elbers, A R W ^d   Boender, G J ^d   Rogers, D J ^c   Heesterbeek, J A P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Emerging diseases; Epidemiology; Infectious diseases; Risk maps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSECT VECTORS; MAPS AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 70350570511     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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