West Nile virus: Lessons from the 21st century

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-14

  Wilkins, Pamela A ^a,b   Del Piero, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Epidemic; Equine; Horse; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTIODACTYLA; BIRD; CANADA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HORSE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; RASH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FLAVIVIRUS; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA PACOS; MAMMALIA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 2942524167     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1534-6935.2004.04003.x     Document Type: Review

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