Ecological approaches to informing public-health policy and risk assessments on emerging vector-borne zoonoses

Emerging Health Threats Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Medlock, Jolyon M ^a   Jameson, Lisa J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Europe; Mosquitoes; Risk assessment; Ticks; UK; Vector borne; Vectors; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENGUE VIRUS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INCUBATION TIME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; TOURISM; VECTOR CONTROL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 77957873339     PISSN: 17528550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3134/ehtj.10.001     Document Type: Review

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