Seroepidemiology of La Crosse virus infection in humans in western North Carolina

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 332-337

  Szumlas, Daniel E ^a   Apperson, Charles S ^b   Hartig, Phillip C ^c   Francy, D Bruce ^d   Karabatsos, Nick ^d  

^a Norfolk Naval Station   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LA CROSSE VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029960160     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.332     Document Type: Article

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