Seroprevalence screening for the West Nile virus in Malaysia’s Orang Asli population
Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) infection is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by an RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus. WNV is preserved in the environment through cyclic transmission, with mosquitoes, particularly Culex species, serving as a vector, birds as an amplifying host and human...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-12-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0597-0 |