West Nile virus infection in farmed American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-106

  Jacobson, Elliott R ^a   Ginn, Pamela E ^a   Troutman, J Mitchell ^a   Farina, Lisa ^a   Stark, Lillian ^b   Klenk, Kaci ^c,d   Burkhalter, Kristen L ^c   Komar, Nicholas ^c  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississippiensis; American alligator; Infection; Molecular virology; Pathology; West Nile Virus

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FLAVIVIRUS; VERTEBRATA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 9744242247     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.96     Document Type: Article

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