Pathology of fatal lineage 1 and 2 West Nile virus infections in horses in South Africa

Since 2007, West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in South African horses, causing severe neurological signs. All cases were of lineage 2, except for one case that clustered with lineage 1 viruses. In the present study, gross and microscopic lesions of six South African lineage 2-infected horses a...

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Main Authors: June H. Williams, Stephanie van Niekerk, Stacey Human, Erna van Wilpe, Marietjie Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/1105