Characteristics of an outbreak of West Nile virus encephalomyelitis in a previously uninfected population of horses

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 255-259

  Ward, Michael P ^a   Schuermann, James A ^b   Highfield, Linda D ^a   Murray, Kristy O ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Zoonosis Control Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Equine; Geostatistical analysis; Outbreak; Risk factors; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; EUTHANASIA; FALLING; FASCICULATION; GAIT DISORDER; HORSE; LIP DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RECUMBENCY; RISK; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS VACCINES;

ATAXIA; EQUIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33751013012     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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