Serologic evidence of widespread everglades virus activity in dogs, Florida

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1873-1879

  Coffey, Lark L ^a,e   Crawford, Cynda ^b   Dee, James ^c   Miller, Ryan ^d   Freier, Jerome ^d   Weaver, Scott C ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Hollywood Animal Hospital   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ALPHA VIRUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; EVERGLADES VIRUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; TOGAVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33845379938     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1212.060446     Document Type: Article

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