Alligators as West Nile Virus Amplifiers

Recent evidence suggests that American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) may be capable of transmitting West Nile virus (WNV) to other alligators. We experimentally exposed 24 juvenile alligators to WNV parenterally or orally. All became infected, and all but three sustained viremia titers >...

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Autores principales: Klenk, Kaci, Snow, Jamie, Morgan, Katrina, Bowen, Richard, Stephens, Michael, Foster, Falicia, Gordy, Paul, Beckett, Susan, Komar, Nicholas, Gubler, Duane, Bunning, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15663852
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040264

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15663852
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040264

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