West Nile virus-neutralizing antibodies in humans in Greece

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 655-658

  Papa, Anna ^a   Perperidou, Parthena ^b   Tzouli, Anisa ^b   Castilletti, Concetta ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Alexandria Health Center   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; WEST NILE VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; GREECE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77957598323     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0042     Document Type: Article

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