The Australian public is still vulnerable to emerging virulent strains of West Nile virus

The mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) is responsible for outbreaks of viral encephalitis in humans and horses with particularly virulent strains causing recent outbreaks in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North America. In Australia, a strain of WNV, Kunjin (WNVKUN), is endemic in the north a...

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Main Authors: Natalie A. Prow, Elise K. Hewlett, Helen M. Faddy, Flaminia eCoiacetto, Wenqi eWang, Tarnya eCox, Roy A Hall, Helle eBielefeldt-Ohmann
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Humans
Rabbits
West Nile virus
seroprevalence
equine encephalitis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00146/full
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