Planning for Rift Valley fever virus: Use of geographical information systems to estimate the human health threat of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)-related transmission

Geospatial Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Kakani, Sravan ^a   Desiree Labeaud A ^a   King, Charles H ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Culicidae; Deer; Haemorrhagic fevers; Rift Valley fever; USA; Viral prevention and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649749748     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2010.185     Document Type: Article

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