Transmission Patterns of St. Louis Encephalitis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis Viruses in Florida: 1978-1993

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 132-139

  Day, Jonathan F ^a   Stark, Lillian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Florida Dept Hlth R   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual seroconversion rates; Arboviral transmission; Encephalitis virus; Sentinel chickens

Indexed keywords

EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CHICKENS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS; FLORIDA;

EID: 0029678126     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.132     Document Type: Article

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