Molecular epidemiology and evolution of West Nile virus in North America

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5111-5129

  Mann, Brian R ^a   McMullen, Allison R ^a,b   Swetnam, Daniele M ^a   Barrett, Alan D T ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogenetics; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; STOCHASTICITY; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES EXTINCTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

NORTH AMERICA;

WEST NILE VIRUS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84885946611     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10105111     Document Type: Review

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