A case-control study of factors associated with development of clinical disease due to West Nile virus, Saskatchewan 2003

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 498-503

  Epp, T ^a   Waldner, C ^a   Townsend, H G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical disease; Equids; Horse; Vaccine; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY; WEST NILE VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 38449083034     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X248476     Document Type: Article

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