Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Serum samples were obtained from 24 horses in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, in December 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test in 15 (62.5%) horses. We report the first West Nile v...

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Main Authors: Bradley J. Blitvich, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Juan F. Contreras-Cordero, Nicole L. Marlenee, Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas, Nicholas Komar, Duane J. Gubler, Charles H. Calisher, Barry J. Beaty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
flavivirus
Mexico
horse
surveillance
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/7/03-0166_article

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