The immune responses of the animal hosts of West Nile virus: A comparison of insects, birds, and mammals

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue APR, 2018, Pages

  Ahlers, Laura R H ^a   Goodman, Alan G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex; Host response; Innate immunity; Vector borne disease; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULEX; HORSE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE VIRUS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HUMANS; INSECTA; MAMMALS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 85044989410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00096     Document Type: Short Survey

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