The socio-ecology of zoonotic infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Cascio, A ^a,b   Bosilkovski, M ^b,c   Rodriguez Morales, A J ^b,d   Pappas, G ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b International Society of Chemotherapy   (Greece)

^c University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions   (Macedonia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^e Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate changes; Ecology; Emergence; Outbreak; Review; Zoonotic infections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUNTING; BIODIVERSITY; CHRONICITY; CLIMATE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOURISM; EL NINO; FARMING SYSTEM; FAUNA; FOOD CHAIN; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; PARAMETER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; TOURISM; URBANIZATION; VIRULENCE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 79751513998     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03451.x     Document Type: Review

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