West Nile Virus: A brief review

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-358

  Watson, John T ^a,b   Gerber, Susan I ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID; VIRUS VACCINE;

BREAST MILK; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 1942451870     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200404000-00017     Document Type: Short Survey

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