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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2003-07, Vol.9 (7), p.853-856
Hauptverfasser:	Blitvich, Bradley J, Fernandez-Salas, Ildefonso, Contreras-Cordero, Juan F, Marlenee, Nicole L, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jose I, Komar, Nicholas, Gubler, Duane J, Calisher, Charles H, Beaty, Barry J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Diagnosis Diseases Dispatch flavivirus horse Horse Diseases - epidemiology Horse Diseases - virology Horses Horses - virology Mexico Mexico - epidemiology surveillance West Nile Fever - epidemiology West Nile Fever - immunology West Nile Fever - veterinary West Nile virus West Nile virus - immunology West Nile virus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	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 virus activity in northern Mexico.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0907.030166