Terra and Aqua satellites track tiger mosquito invasion: modelling the potential distribution of <it>Aedes albopictus </it>in north-eastern Italy

Terra and Aqua satellites track tiger mosquito invasion: modelling the potential distribution of <it>Aedes albopictus </it>in north-eastern Italy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The continuing spread of the Asian tiger mosquito <it>Aedes albopictus </it>in Europe is of increasing public health concern due to the potential risk of new outbreaks of exotic vector-borne diseases that this species can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Castellani Cristina, Rocchini Duccio, Roiz David, Neteler Markus, Rizzoli Annapaola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Tiger mosquito
<it>Aedes albopictus</it>
Italy
predictive map
spatial distribution
spatial model
satellite
MODIS Land Surface Temperature
spatial entomological risk assessment
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/10/1/49

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