Mathematical modelling of the impact of climatic conditions in France on Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick activity and density since 1960

Geospatial Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-263

  Beugnet, Frédéric ^a   Kolasinski, Michel ^b   Michelangeli, Paul Antoine ^b   Vienne, Julien ^b   Loukos, Harilaos ^b  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b CLIMPACT   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Epidemiology; France; Mathematical modelling; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052048225     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.178     Document Type: Article

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