Impact of phlebotomine sand flies on United States military operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 5. Impact of weather on sand fly activity

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 538-545

  Colacicco Mayhugh, Michelle G ^a   Grieco, John P ^b   Putnam, John L ^c   Burkett, Douglas A ^d   Coleman, Russell E ^e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^d Armed Forces Pest Management Board   (United States)

^e U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; Iraq; light trap; Phlebotomus; sand fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IRAQ; LIGHT; MALE; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHODIDAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IRAQ; LIGHT; MALE; MILITARY FACILITIES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHODIDAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER;

PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 79955958967     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME10128     Document Type: Article

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