Patterns of West Nile virus infection in Ohio blue jays: Implications for initiation of the annual cycle

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 566-570

  Garvin, Mary C ^a   Tarvin, Keith A ^a   Smith, Jennifer ^b   Ohajuruka, Ojimadu A ^c   Grimes, Sheila D ^d  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AVES; CORVIDAE; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; FLAVIVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; VERTEBRATA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 2442676513     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.566     Document Type: Article

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