Dual emergence of Usutu virus in common blackbirds, Eastern France, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2225-2227

  Lecollinet, Sylvie ^a   Blanchard, Yannick ^b   Manson, Christine ^c   Lowenski, Steeve ^a   Laloy, Eve ^d   Quenault, Hélène ^b   Touzain, Fabrice ^b   Lucas, Pierrick ^b   Eraud, Cyril ^e   Bahuon, Céline ^a   Zientara, Stéphan ^a   Beck, Cécile ^a   Decors, Anouk ^e  

^a ANSES   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches Avicoles   (France)

^c Departmental Veterinary Laboratory of Haut Rhin (LVD68   (France)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^e OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; FRANCE; GENETICS; HISTORY; PHYLOGENY; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONS; FRANCE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 84995902572     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2212.161272     Document Type: Letter

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