Identification of hyperendemic foci of horses with West Nile virus disease in Texas

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 378-384

  Wittich, Courtney A ^a   Ward, Michael P ^a   Fosgate, Geoffrey T ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORSE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SEASONS; TEXAS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EQUIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 41049112930     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.3.378     Document Type: Article

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