To what extent has climate change contributed to the recent epidemiology of tick-borne diseases?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 167, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 92-94

  Randolph, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Human behaviour; Political transition; Tick borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POLITICS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

IXODIDA;

EID: 74449088417     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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