West nile virus:The need to strengthen preparedness in Europe

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Zeller, H ^a   Lenglet, A ^a   van Bortel, W ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 77956508444     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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