Hydrologic conditions describe west nile virus risk in Colorado

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 494-508

  Shaman, Jeffrey ^a   Day, Jonathan F ^b   Komar, Nicholas ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Culex mosquitoes; Hydrology; Spatial autocorrelation; Transmission; West nile virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; INFECTION RISK; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDICTION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; WATER FLOW; WEST NILE FEVER;

AVES; CULEX TARSALIS; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

COLORADO; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 77949760304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7020494     Document Type: Article

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