Prevalence of west nile virus neutralizing antibodies in Spain is related to the behavior of migratory birds

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 615-621

  López, Guillermo ^a   Jiménez Clavero, Miguel Ángel ^b   Tejedor, Concha Gómez ^c   Soriguer, Ramón ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Long distance dispersal; Virus dispersal; WNV

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

AFRICA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FLAVIVIRUS; LIFE CYCLE; MIGRANT BIRD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIRDS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; EQUIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 52949133307     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0200     Document Type: Article

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