Changing climate and changing vector-borne disease distribution: The example of Dirofilaria in Europe

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-299

  Genchi, Claudio ^a   Mortarino, Michele ^a   Rinaldi, Laura ^b   Cringoli, Giuseppe ^b   Traldi, Giorgio ^a   Genchi, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria; Dirofilariosis; Europe; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS; DIROFILARIASIS; DISEASE CARRIER; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INFECTION RISK; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPE; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

EID: 79952900026     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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