The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) invasion into Australia: A review of likely geographic range and changes to vector-borne disease risk

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-136

  Williams, Craig R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Australia; Chikungunya virus; Dengue viruses; Invasion; Ross River virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS GROUP; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 84870664721     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03721426.2012.10887167     Document Type: Article

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