Surveillance for West Nile virus in American white pelicans, Montana, USA, 2006-2007

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 406-411

  Johnson, Gregory ^a   Nemeth, Nicole ^b   Hale, Kristina ^a   Lindsey, Nicole ^b   Panella, Nicholas ^b   Komar, Nicholas ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CARCASS; CHICK; CULEX; DEATH; FEATHER; HEART; HUMAN; MEAL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SKIN; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CULEX; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; MONTANA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77649160709     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1603.090559     Document Type: Article

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