Prevalence of West Nile virus neutralizing antibodies in colonial aquatic birds in southern Spain

Avian Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-212

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Jiménez Clavero, Miguel Angel ^b   Rojo, Gema ^b   Gómez Tejedor, Concepción ^b   Soriguer, Ramón ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 34248585087     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450701332329     Document Type: Article

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