Risk of Exposure to Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Increases with the Density of Northern Cardinals

Laura K. Estep; Christopher J. W. McClure; Patrick Vander Kelen; Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena; Stephen Sickerman; José Hernandez; Joseph Jinright; Brenda Hunt; John Lusk; Victor Hoover; Keith Armstrong; Lillian M. Stark; Geoffrey E. Hill; Thomas R. Unnasch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057879

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Risk of Exposure to Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Increases with the Density of Northern Cardinals

Laura K. Estep ,

* E-mail: estepl@science.oregonstate.edu

Affiliation Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Christopher J. W. McClure,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Patrick Vander Kelen,

Affiliation Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena,

Affiliation Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Stephen Sickerman,

Affiliation South Walton County Mosquito Control District, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States of America
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José Hernandez,

Affiliation South Walton County Mosquito Control District, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States of America
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Joseph Jinright,

Affiliation South Walton County Mosquito Control District, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States of America
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Brenda Hunt,

Affiliation North Walton County Mosquito Control District, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States of America
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John Lusk,

Affiliation North Walton County Mosquito Control District, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States of America
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Victor Hoover,

Affiliation North Walton County Mosquito Control District, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States of America
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Keith Armstrong,

Affiliation North Walton County Mosquito Control District, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, United States of America
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Lillian M. Stark,

Affiliation Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories-Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Geoffrey E. Hill,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Thomas R. Unnasch

Affiliation Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Risk of Exposure to Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Increases with the Density of Northern Cardinals

Laura K. Estep,
Christopher J. W. McClure,
Patrick Vander Kelen,
Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena,
Stephen Sickerman,
José Hernandez,
Joseph Jinright,
Brenda Hunt,
John Lusk,
Victor Hoover

Published: February 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057879

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