Factors associated with the risk of west nile virus among crows in New York state

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Decarlo, C H ^a   Clark, A B ^b   Mcgowan, K J ^c   Ziegler, P E ^d   Glaser, A L ^a   Szonyi, B ^a   Mohammed, H O ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American crow; Case control; Epidemiology; Risk factors; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CROW; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; LAND USE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROWS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 79955812175     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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