Exploring the potential for Ross River virus emergence in New Zealand

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-148

  Tompkins, Daniel M ^a   Slaney, David ^b,c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterministic modeling; Disease emergence; Exotic incursion; Mosquito; Polyarthritis

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CATS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOGS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; MARSUPIALIA; NEW ZEALAND; RABBITS; ROSS RIVER VIRUS; RUMINANTS; SWINE;

EID: 84894159742     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1215     Document Type: Article

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