New strains of culex flavivirus isolated in Argentina

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 900-906

  Goenaga, Silvina ^a   Fabbri, Cintia M ^a   García, Jorge B ^a   Rondán, Juan C ^b   Gardenal, Noemí ^b   Calderón, Gladys E ^a   Enria, Delia A ^a   Levis, Silvana M C ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I Maiztegui   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Cordoba   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Culex flavivirus; mosquito

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; CULEX; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VERO CELL LINE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CULEX; FLAVIVIRUS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84903755908     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13172     Document Type: Article

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