West Nile virus in raptors from Virginia during 2003: Clinical, diagnostic, and epidemiologic findings

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-344

  Joyner, Priscilla H ^a   Kelly, Sean ^b   Shreve, Allison A ^a,c   Snead, Sarah E ^a   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^a,d   Pettit, Denise A ^b  

^a The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

^b Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services   (United States)

^c Wildlife Care Center   (United States)

^d Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubo virginianus; Buteo jamaicensis; Epidemiology; Great horned owl; Hematology; Raptors; Red tailed hawk; Surveillance; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA; AVES; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33748283555     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.335     Document Type: Article

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