Virus investigation in ticks from migratory birds in Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-434

  Mancini, Fabiola ^a   Toma, Luciano ^a   Ciervo, Alessandra ^a   Di Luca, Marco ^a   Faggioni, Giovanni ^b   Lista, Forigio ^b   Rezza, Giovanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Italian Army   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCHFV; Hyalomma; Ixodes ricinus; Migratory birds; Ticks; USUV; WNFV

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892729480     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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