Published November 2018 | Version v1
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West Nile Virus infection in Northern Italy: Case-crossover study on the short-term effect of climatic parameters

Creators

  • 1. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte, Torino Via Santena 7, 10126 (Italy)
  • 2. Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Centro interdipartimentale sui rischi naturali in ambiente montano e collinare NatRisk, via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco, TO (Italy)
  • 4. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Turin, via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Torino (Italy)

Description

Highlights: • Temperature and precipitation interact with the complex ecology of West Nile Virus. • Climatic parameters have a delayed effect on the human West Nile Virus infection. • Climatic parameters might be used to predict seasonal outbreaks of WNV. Changes in climatic conditions are hypothesized to play a role in the increasing number of West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks observed in Europe in recent years.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.016

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.08.016;
PII
S0013935118304511;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
167
Journal Page Range
p. 544-549
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53022269
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; ECOLOGY; ITALY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VIRUSES
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; MICROORGANISMS; PARASITES; WESTERN EUROPE

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