Migrating birds as dispersal vehicles for West Nile virus

EcoHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Owen, Jennifer ^a   Moore, Frank ^a   Panella, Nicholas ^a   Edwards, Eric ^a   Bru, Rachel ^a   Hughes, Megan ^a   Komar, Nicholas ^a  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Gray catbird; Migratory bird; Migratory disposition; Swainson's thrush; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; CATHARUS USTULATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AVES; CATHARUS USTULATUS; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33746930627     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-006-0025-9     Document Type: Article

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