Experimental West Nile virus infection in Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-258

  Nemeth, Nicole M ^a   Hahn, D Caldwell ^b   Gould, Daniel H ^a   Bowen, Richard A ^a  

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

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Eastern Screech Owl; Experimental infection; Histopathology; Megascops asio; Shedding; Viremia; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEATHER; HEART MUSCLE; OWL; PATHOLOGY; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FEATHERS; MYOCARDIUM; STRIGIFORMES; VIREMIA; WEST NILE FEVER;

AVES; MEGASCOPS ASIO; STRIGIFORMES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33746038135     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7466-110105R1.1     Document Type: Article

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