Epidemiology of tick-borne encephalitis in the Czech Republic 1970-2008

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 994-999

  Kriz, Bohumir ^a   Maly, Marek ^a   Benes, Cestmir ^a   Daniel, Milan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Climate variation; Epidemiology; Surveillance; Tick borne encephalitis; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TICKS; YOUNG ADULT;

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EID: 84869019030     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0900     Document Type: Article

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