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Rainfall and sentinel chicken seroconversions predict human cases of Murray Valley encephalitis in the north of Western Australia

BACKGROUND: Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a flavivirus that occurs in Australia and New Guinea. While clinical cases are uncommon, MVEV can cause severe encephalitis with high mortality. Sentinel chicken surveillance is used at many sites around Australia to provide an early warning sys...

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Autores principales: Selvey, Linda A, Johansen, Cheryl A, Broom, Annette K, Antão, Catarina, Lindsay, Michael D, Mackenzie, John S, Smith, David W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4273426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25490948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0672-3