Molecular epidemiology of eastern equine encephalitis virus, New York

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Young, David S ^a,f   Kramer, Laura D ^a,b   Maffei, Joseph G ^a   Dusek, Robert J ^c   Backenson, P Bryon ^a,b   Mores, Christopher N ^d   Bernard, Kristen A ^a   Ebel, Gregory D ^e  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; OVERWINTERING; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 41349091879     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1403.070816     Document Type: Article

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