Impact of drought on vector-borne diseases - how does one manage the risk?

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-37

  Brown, L ^a   Medlock, J ^a   Murray, V ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drought; Mosquitoes; Re wetting; Ticks; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE VECTOR; DROUGHT; HEALTH RISK; MOSQUITO; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

AQUATIC SPECIES; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; CONTAINER; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DROUGHT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES HABITAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TICK; UNITED KINGDOM; VECTOR BORNE DISEASE; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPODA; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS; IXODIDA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84891373067     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.09.006     Document Type: Review

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