Experimental studies of the role of the little raven (Corvus mellori) in surveillance for West Nile virus in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 204-210

  Bingham, J ^a   Lunt, R A ^a   Green, D J ^a   Davies, K R ^a   Stevens, V ^a   Wong, F Y K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Corvus mellori; Kunjin virus; Little raven; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CROW; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; AUSTRALASIA; BIRD DISEASES; CROWS; MICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VIRULENCE; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CORVIDA; CORVUS MELLORI; KUNJIN VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77954106058     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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