Clinical and neuropathological features of West Nile virus equine encephalomyelitis in Italy

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Cantile, C ^a   Di Guardo, G ^b   Eleni, C ^b   Arispici, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofilattico Delle R   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flavivirus; Horse; Italy; Nervous system disease; Viral diseases; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLIMATE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ITALY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLIMATE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ITALY; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0033630497     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777612080     Document Type: Article

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