Dispersion of Aedes albopictus in the Spanish Mediterranean Area

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 637-640

  Lucientes Curdi, Javier ^a   Molina Moreno, Ricardo ^b   Amela Heras, Carmen ^c   Simon Soria, Fernando ^c   Santos Sanz, Sara ^c   Sánchez Gómez, Amaya ^c   Suárez Rodriguez, Berta ^c   Sierra Moros, María José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c Coordinating Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Directorate General of Public Health Quality and Innovation Ministry of Health Social Services and Equality ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84905037033     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku002     Document Type: Article

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