The annual, temporal and spatial pattern of Setaria tundra outbreaks in Finnish reindeer: a mechanistic transmission model approach
(2018)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Laaksonen, S., Kjær, L. J., Oksanen, A., & Bødker, R. (in press). The annual, temporal and spatial pattern of Setaria tundra outbreaks in Finnish reindeer: a mechanistic transmission model approach. Parasites and Vectors, 11, Article 565. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3159-z
Background
In northern Finland (Lapland), reindeer are reared as semi-domesticated animals. The region has a short summer season of 2–3 months, yet reindeer are infected with the mosquito-borne filarioid parasite Setaria tundra. The infection causes...
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