Introduction of West Nile virus in the Middle East by Migrating White Storks

Autor: Vincent Deubel, Yoram Weisman, M. Malkinson, Caroline Banet, Marie-Thérèse Drouet, West Nile, Shimon Pokamunski
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 392-397 (2002)
ISSN: 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid0804.010217
Popis: West Nile virus (WNV) was isolated in a flock of 1,200 migrating white storks that landed in Eilat, a town in southern Israel, on August 26, 1998. Strong, hot westerly winds had forced the storks to fly under considerable physical stress before reaching the agricultural land surrounding the town. Most of the flock were fledglings
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