Temperature-derived potential for the establishment of phlebotomine sandflies and visceral leishmaniasis in Germany

Geospatial Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-69

  Fischer, Dominik ^a   Thomas, Stephanie M ^a   Beierkuhnlein, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Europe; Global warming; Kala azar; Leishmaniosis; Phlebotomus; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649724593     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2010.187     Document Type: Article

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