Serological evidence for Japanese encephalitis virus and West Nile virus infections in water frequenting and terrestrial wild birds in Kolar District, Karnataka State, India. A retrospective study

Acta Virologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-188

  Jamgaonkar, A V ^a   Yergolkar, P N ^a   Geevarghese, G ^a   Joshi, G D ^a   Joshi, M V ^a   Mishra, A C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ardeid birds; Hemagglutination inhibition test; Hemaglutination inhibition antibodies; Japanese encephalitis virus; Neutralizing antibodies; Neutralizing test; Terrestrial wild birds; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITING ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; INDIA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE; ENCEPHALITIS, JAPANESE; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TESTS; INDIA; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA GARZETTA; FLAVIVIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0242268483     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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