Epizootic activity of Murray Valley encephalitis virus in an aboriginal community in the Southeast Kimberley region of Western Australia: Results of cross-sectional and longitudinal serologic studies

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-323

  Broom, Annette K ^a   Lindsay, Michael D A ^a   Plant, Aileen J ^a   Wright, Anthony E ^a   Condon, Robert J ^a   Mackenzie, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

FLAVIVIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0036748526     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.319     Document Type: Article

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