Evidence for Co-evolution of West Nile Virus and House Sparrows in North America

Nisha K. Duggal; Angela Bosco-Lauth; Richard A. Bowen; Sarah S. Wheeler; William K. Reisen; Todd A. Felix; Brian R. Mann; Hannah Romo; Daniele M. Swetnam; Alan D. T. Barrett; Aaron C. Brault

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003262

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Evidence for Co-evolution of West Nile Virus and House Sparrows in North America

Nisha K. Duggal,

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Angela Bosco-Lauth,

Affiliations Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Richard A. Bowen,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Sarah S. Wheeler,

Affiliation Center for Vectorborne Diseases, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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William K. Reisen,

Affiliation Center for Vectorborne Diseases, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Todd A. Felix,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Lakewood, Colorado, United States of America
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Brian R. Mann,

Affiliation Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Hannah Romo,

Affiliations Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Daniele M. Swetnam,

Affiliation Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Alan D. T. Barrett,

Affiliation Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Aaron C. Brault

* E-mail: abrault@cdc.gov.

Affiliation Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Evidence for Co-evolution of West Nile Virus and House Sparrows in North America

Nisha K. Duggal,
Angela Bosco-Lauth,
Richard A. Bowen,
Sarah S. Wheeler,
William K. Reisen,
Todd A. Felix,
Brian R. Mann,
Hannah Romo,
Daniele M. Swetnam,
Alan D. T. Barrett

Published: October 30, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003262

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