Trace-forward investigation of mice in response to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus outbreak

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 291-295

  Edison, Laura ^a   Knust, Barbara ^a   Petersen, Bret ^a   Gabel, Julie ^b   Manning, Craig ^a   Drenzek, Cherie ^b   Ströher, Ute ^a   Rollin, Pierre E ^a   Thoroughman, Douglas ^a,c   Nichol, Stuart T ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Kentucky Department for Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SHIPPING;

ANIMALS; ARENAVIRUS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MICE; MULTISTATE OUTBREAKS; VIRUSES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BREEDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS; MALE; MICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047687995     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2010.130861     Document Type: Article

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