Pathologic and Immunohistochemical Findings in Naturally Occurring West Nile Virus Infection in Horses

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 414-421

  Cantile, C ^a   Del Piero, F ^b   Di Guardo, G ^c   Arispici, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim R   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horses; Immunohistochemistry; Nervous system disease; Polioencephalomyelitis; West Nile flavivirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MALE; NEW JERSEY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0035406186     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.38-4-414     Document Type: Article

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