Arbovirus models to provide practical management tools for mosquito control and disease prevention in the Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 453-460

  Jacups, Susan P ^c   Whelan, Peter I ^a   Harley, David ^b  

^a Medical Entomology   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

arbovirus; modeling; mosquito control; mosquito borne disease; Ross River virus

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NORTHERN TERRITORY; RAIN; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

ARBOVIRUS; MACROPUS AGILIS; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952711872     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10193     Document Type: Article

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