West Nile Virus Infection of Birds, Mexico

West Nile Virus Infection of Birds, Mexico

West Nile virus (WNV) has caused disease in humans, equids, and birds at lower frequency in Mexico than in the United States. We hypothesized that the seemingly reduced virulence in Mexico was caused by attenuation of the Tabasco strain from southeastern Mexico, resulting in lower viremia than that...

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Main Authors: Sergio Guerrero-Sánchez, Sandra Cuevas-Romero, Nicole M. Nemeth, Maríaresa Jesús Trujillo-Olivera, Gabriella Worwa, Alan Dupuis, Aaron C. Brault, Laura D. Kramer, Nicholas Komar, José Guillermo Estrada-Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mexico
West Nile virus
experimental infection
passerine bird
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0294_article

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