Climatic, ecological and socioeconomic factors as predictors of Sindbis virus infections in Finland

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1857-1866

  Jalava, K ^a   Sane, J ^b   Ollgren, J ^a   Ruuhela, R ^c   Ratti O ^d   Kurkela, S ^b,e   Helle, P ^f   Hartonen, S ^c   Pirinen, P ^c   Vapalahti, O ^b,e,g   Kuusi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate impact of; emerging infections; epidemiology; modelling; virology (human)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HATCHERY; HUMAN; HURDLE MODEL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINDBIS VIRUS; SINDBIS VIRUS INFECTION; SUMMER;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SINDBIS VIRUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84881404212     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881200249X     Document Type: Article

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