Raptor mortality due to West Nile virus in the United States, 2002

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-213

  Saito, Emi K ^a,b   Sileo, Louis ^a   Green, D Earl ^a   Meteyer, Carol U ^a   McLaughlin, Grace S ^a   Converse, Kathryn A ^a   Docherty, Douglas E ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian disease; Avian viral infection; Histopathology; Raptor mortality; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AVES; BUBO VIRGINIANUS; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; RAPTORES; SALMONELLA; STRIGIFORMES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 34250352242     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.2.206     Document Type: Article

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