West Nile Virus Isolation from Equines in Argentina, 2006

West Nile Virus Isolation from Equines in Argentina, 2006

West Nile virus (WNV) was isolated from the brains of 3 horses that died from encephalitis in February 2006. The horses were from different farms in central Argentina and had not traveled outside the country. This is the first isolation of WNV in South America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maríaejandra Morales, María Barrandeguy, Cintia Fabbri, Jorge Garcia, Aldana Vissani, Karina Trono, Gerónimo Gutierrez, Santiago Pigretti, Hernán Menchaca, Nelson Garrido, Nora Taylor, Fernando Fernandez, Silvana Levis, Delia Enría
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Flavivirus
equines
encephalitis
isolation
RT-PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/10/06-0852_article

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