West Nile virus epidemiology and factors triggering change in its distribution in Europe

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 829-844

  Pradier, S ^a   Lecollinet, S ^a   Leblond, A ^b,c  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b EPIA   (France)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; Encephalitis; Epidemiology; Flavivirus; Horses; Mosquitoes; Vector borne disease; West Nile virus; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874885194     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.31.3.2167     Document Type: Article

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