title: Year-round West Nile virus activity, Gulf Coast region, Texas and Louisiana.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tesh
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siirin
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Randle
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Taweesak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wuithiranyagool
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higgs
authors.forename: Dana L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Vanlandingham
authors.forename: Adil A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zerinque
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D003465:Culex / Q000821:virology; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D009032:Mosquito Control; D046109:Passeriformes / Q000821:virology; D012621:Seasons; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*