Prevalence of neutralising antibodies to Barmah Forest, Sindbis and Trubanaman viruses in animals and humans in the south-west of Western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-58

  Johansen, Cheryl A ^a   Mackenzie, John S ^b   Smith, David W ^c   Lindsay, Michael D A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

^d Mosquito Borne Disease Control Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ARBOVIRUS; BARMAH FOREST VIRUS; BOVINE FOAMY VIRUS; CANIDAE; DASYURUS; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SINDBIS VIRUS; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17444395230     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO03042     Document Type: Article

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