Indigenous West Nile Virus Infections in Horses in Albania

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Berxholi, K ^a   Ziegler, U ^b   Rexhepi, A ^c   Schmidt, K ^b   Mertens, M ^b   Korro, K ^a   Cuko, A ^d   Angenvoort, J ^b   Groschup, M H ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary   (Serbia)

^d Directory of Veterinary Service Fier   (United States)

Author keywords

Albania; Birds; Equines; Kosovo; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ALBANIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUINES; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; KOSOVO; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ALBANIA; BIRDS; EQUINES; KOSOVO; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ALBANIA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84887370281     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12141     Document Type: Article

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