Serological Evidence of Arbovirus Infection in the Seminole Indians of Southern Florida.
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A serological survey of the Seminole Indians in south Florida for evidence of exposure to arbovirus infection indicated not only past infection with the recognized North American encephalitis viruses-a high incidence for St. Louis encephalitis-but exposure to a Bunyamwera group agent and to Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, activity of which had not been previously recognized north of Panama.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 145 3629 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1964