Alexander the Great and West Nile Virus Encephalitis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1599-1603

  Marr, John S ^a   Calisher, Charles H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; THEORY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 0344306554     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0912.030288     Document Type: Review

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