Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of japanese encephalitis and its modulation by weather variables

Srinivasa Rao Mutheneni
  • Srinivasa Rao Mutheneni
  • Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Suryanarayana Murty Upadhyayula
  • Suryanarayana Murty Upadhyayula
  • Biology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500 607, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Arunachalam Natarajan
  • Arunachalam Natarajan
  • Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (ICMR), Madurai- 625002, India.
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  •  Accepted: 04 December 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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