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A four-year survey (2011–2014) of West Nile virus infection in humans, mosquitoes and birds, including the 2012 meningoencephalitis outbreak in Tunisia

Abir MonastiriLaboratory of Contagious Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, LR99ES27Faculty of Pharmacy Avicenne Street 5000MonastirTunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Badereddine MechriLaboratory of Contagious Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, LR99ES27Faculty of Pharmacy Avicenne Street 5000MonastirTunisia
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Ana Vázquez-GonzálezLaboratory of Arbovirus and Imported Viral Diseases, National Microbiology CenterInstituto de Salud Carlos III28220MadridSpain
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Meriadeg Ar GouilhDepartment of Infection and EpidemiologyInstitut Pasteur75015ParisFranceORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-9974
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Mohamed ChakrounInfectious Diseases DepartmentFattouma Bourguiba University Hospital5000MonastirTunisia
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Chawki LoussaiefInfectious Diseases DepartmentFattouma Bourguiba University Hospital5000MonastirTunisia
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Maha MastouriLaboratory of MicrobiologyFattouma Bourguiba University Hospital5000MonastirTunisia
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Najet DimassiUnit of Genetic Research, Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources, UR03ES09Higher Institute of Biotechnology Taher Hadded Avenue 5000MonastirTunisia
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Lamjed BoughzalaMinistry of Agriculture-TunisCRDA5000MonastirTunisia
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Mahjoub AouniLaboratory of Contagious Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, LR99ES27Faculty of Pharmacy Avicenne Street 5000MonastirTunisia
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Jordi Serra-CoboIRBIO and Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of BiologyUniversity of Barcelona Av. Diagonal 08028BarcelonaSpain
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Pages 1-10 | Received 23 Sep 2017, Accepted 01 Jan 2018, Published online: 14 Mar 2018

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