Antibodies against West Nile and Shuni Viruses in Veterinarians, South Africa

Charmaine van Eeden et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;20(8):1409-11.

doi: 10.3201/eid2008.131724.

No abstract available

Keywords: Shuni virus; South Africa; West Nile virus; arboviruses; vector-borne infections; veterinarians; viruses; zoonoses.

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