Lack of Serologic Evidence for an Association between Cache Valley Virus Infection and Anencephaly and other Neural Tube Defects in Texas

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-197

  Edwards, J F ^a   Hendricks, K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANENCEPHALY; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0031115417     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0302.970215     Document Type: Article

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