Tularemia outbreaks in Kayseri, Turkey: An evaluation of the effect of climate change and climate variability on tularemia outbreaks

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-132

  Balci, Elcin ^a   Borlu, Arda ^b   Kilic, A Ulu ^a   Demiraslan, Hayati ^a   Oksuzkaya, Ahmet ^b   Doganay, Mehmet ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Provincial Directorate of Health   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climate changes; Epidemiology; Kayseri; Outbreak; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TULAREMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; KAYSERI; OUTBREAK; TULAREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TULAREMIA; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896070183     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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