Assessment of changes of vector borne diseases with wetland characteristics using multivariate analysis

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 391-410

  Sheela, A M ^a   Sarun, S ^b   Justus, J ^c   Vineetha, P ^d   Sheeja, R V ^e  

^a Kerala State Pollution Control Board   (India)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c St Xaviers College Thiruvananthapuram   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^e Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Center   (India)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Dengue fever; Malaria; Multivariate analysis; Vector borne disease; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CULICIDAE; DENGUE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84939941673     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: 15732983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-014-9655-y     Document Type: Article

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