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Year-round West Nile Virus Activity, Gulf Coast Region, Texas and Louisiana

Robert B. Tesh, Ray E. Parsons, Marina Siirin, Yvonne Randle, Chris Sargent, Hilda Guzmán, Taweesak Wuithiranyagool, Stephen Higgs, Dana L. Vanlandingham, Adil A. Bala,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2004 · 81 citations · 9 references

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West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in 11 dead birds and two mosquito pools collected in east Texas and southern Louisiana during surveillance studies in the winter of 2003 to 2004. These findings suggest that WNV is active throughout the year in this region of the United States.

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THE 2002 INTRODUCTION OF WEST NILE VIRUS INTO HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AN AREA HISTORICALLY ENDEMIC FOR ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS

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