Journal of Infection
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 551-556 , December 2007

Weather variables and Japanese encephalitis in the metropolitan area of Jinan city, China

  • Peng Bi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 8303 3583; fax: +61 8 8223 4075.
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  • Ying Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
  • ,
  • Kevin A. Parton

      Affiliations

    • School of Rural Management, Charles Sturt University, Australia

,Accepted 10 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.07.004

Journal of Infection
Volume 55, Issue 6 , Pages 551-556 , December 2007