West Nile virus and its emergence in the United States of America

Veterinary Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Murray, Kristy O ^a   Mertens, Eva ^b   Desprès, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Epidemiology; Pathogenicity; West Nile virus; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; AVES; EQUIDAE; VERTEBRATA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77955980756     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2010039     Document Type: Review

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