Fatal encephalitis due to novel paramyxovirus transmitted from horses

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9045, 1997, Pages 93-95

  O'Sullivan, J D ^a   Allworth, A M ^a   Paterson, D L ^a   Snow, T M ^a   Boots, R ^a   Gleeson, L J ^b   Gould, A R ^b   Hyatt, A D ^b   Bradfield, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HORSE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0031016297     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)06162-4     Document Type: Article

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