West Nile virus associations in wild mammals: A synthesis

Archives of Virology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 735-752

  Jeffrey Root, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS; TAMIAS; TAMIAS STRIATUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84876035111     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1516-3     Document Type: Review

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