The standardised freight container: Vector of vectors and vector-borne diseases

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Reiter, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Airfreight; Cargo; Chikungunya; Containers; Freight container; Globalisation; Shipping; Transport

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954317012     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.29.1.1960     Document Type: Article

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