Vector-Borne Diseases; Climate Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Dengue; Barmah Forest Virus; Ross River Virus; Malaria
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Kuleshov, Yuriy; Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
WEI, Yufei ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO)
Inape, Kasis; National Weather Service, Papua New Guinea
Liu, Gang-Jun; RMIT University, Australia
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Spatio-temporal distribution of vector borne diseases in Australia and Papua New Guinea vis-à-vis climatic factors
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
ISSN :
0972-9062
Publisher :
Malaria Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), India
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