Assessing the impact of climate change on vector-borne viruses in the EU through the elicitation of expert opinion

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-225

  Gale, P ^a   Brouwer, A ^a   Ramnial, V ^a   Kelly, L ^a   Kosmider, R ^a   Fooks, A R ^a   Snary, E L ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal pathogens; Arboviruses; Climate Impact of; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS VIRUS; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; MEDICAL EXPERT; NAIRO VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WILDLIFE; ZOONOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 74949089983     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990367     Document Type: Article

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