West Nile Outbreak in Horses in Southern France, 2000: The Return after 35 Years

On September 6, 2000, two cases of equine encephalitis caused by West Nile (WN) virus were reported in southern France (Hérault Province), near Camargue National Park, where a WN outbreak occurred in 1962. Through November 30, 76 cases were laboratory confirmed among 131 equines with neurologic diso...

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Main Authors: Bernadette Murgue, Séverine Murri, Stephan Zientara, Benoît Durand, Jean-Paul Durand, Hervé Zeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/4/01-7417_article