Tularemia Outbreaks and Common Vole (Microtus arvalis) Irruptive Population Dynamics in Northwestern Spain, 1997-2014

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 568-570

  Luque Larena, Juan José ^a,b   Mougeot, François ^c,d   Roig, Dolors Vidal ^e   Lambin, Xavier ^f   Rodríguez Pastor, Ruth ^a,b   Rodríguez Valín, Elena ^g   Anda, Pedro ^h   Escudero, Raquel ^h  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Valladolid   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^h INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Common vole; Francisella tularensis; Microtus arvalis; Outbreaks; Spain; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; MICROTUS ARVALIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TULAREMIA; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENTIA; SPAIN; TULAREMIA;

EID: 84941926739     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1770     Document Type: Article

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