Isolation of thogoto virus (Orthomyxoviridae) from the banded mongoose, Mongos mungo (herpestidae), in Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-440

  Ogen Odoi, Asaph ^a   Miller, Barry R ^b   Happ, Christine M ^b   Maupin, Gary O ^b   Burkot, Thomas R ^b  

^a Ugandan Virus Research Institute   (Uganda)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARNIVORA; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS; UGANDA; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; HERPESTIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUNGOS MUNGO; O'NYONG-NYONG VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES; THOGOTO VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032906520     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.439     Document Type: Article

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