A temperature-limited assessment of the risk of rift valley fever transmission and establishment in the continental United States of America

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-170

  Konrad, Sarah K ^a   Miller, Scott N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex tarsalis; Geographical information systems; Rift Valley fever; United States of America; Virus transmission; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861008738     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2012.134     Document Type: Article

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