Wind-Blown Mosquitoes and Introduction of Japanese Encephalitis into Australia
Backtrack simulation analysis indicates that wind-blown mosquitoes could have traveled from New Guinea to Australia, potentially introducing Japanese encephalitis virus. Large incursions of the virus in 1995 and 1998 were linked with low-pressure systems that sustained strong northerly winds from Ne...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001-10-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/5/01-7524_article |