TY - BOOK ID - 37174996 TI - Mapping Russia's Natural Focal Diseases : History and Contemporary Approaches AU - Malkhazova, Svetlana. AU - Mironova, Varvara. AU - Shartova, Natalia. AU - Orlov, Dmitry. PY - 2019 SN - 3319896059 3319896040 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Medical geography. KW - Epidemiology. KW - Cultural geography. KW - Environmental Medicine. KW - Medical Geography. KW - Cultural Geography. KW - Environmental Health. KW - Public Health. KW - Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. KW - Diseases KW - Geographical distribution of diseases KW - Geographical pathology KW - Geography, Medical KW - Geomedicine KW - Medical topography KW - Pathology, Geographic KW - Topography, Medical KW - Geography KW - Medical climatology KW - World health KW - Human geography KW - Public health KW - Geographical distribution KW - Environmental health. KW - Public health. KW - Animal systematics. KW - Animal taxonomy. KW - Animal classification KW - Animal systematics KW - Animal taxonomy KW - Classification KW - Systematic zoology KW - Systematics (Zoology) KW - Taxonomy, Animal KW - Zoological classification KW - Zoological systematics KW - Zoological taxonomy KW - Zoology KW - Community health KW - Health services KW - Hygiene, Public KW - Hygiene, Social KW - Public health services KW - Public hygiene KW - Social hygiene KW - Health KW - Human services KW - Biosecurity KW - Health literacy KW - Medicine, Preventive KW - National health services KW - Sanitation KW - Environmental quality KW - Health ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Health risk assessment KW - Animals KW - Health aspects KW - Environmental aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:37174996 AB - This book is the first scientific publication on diseases caused by agents circulating in natural environments independently from humans, covering the whole territory of the Russian Federation. It contains diverse and multifaceted information, both in textual and cartographic form. The book focuses on the historical and current distribution of natural-focal diseases in Russia, epidemiological aspects, natural and socio-economic determinants conducing natural foci. With a series of maps this book depicts population morbidity rates in particular regions and on a national level for the 21st century. With numerous color illustrations this book appeals to a wide audience and is of particular interest to geographers, environmental workers, epidemiologists and other specialists interested in environmental and public health issues. ER -