Challenges in predicting climate and environmental effects on vector-borne disease episystems in a changing world

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 946-954

  Tabachnick, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Episystems; Vector borne diseases; West nile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77649207532     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.037564     Document Type: Article

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