West Nile Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa, 2010-2018

West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010-2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals with severe neurologic and fatal infections, highlighting susceptible hosts...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-12, Vol.25 (12), p.2290-2294
Hauptverfasser:	Steyn, Jumari, Botha, Elizabeth, Stivaktas, Voula I, Buss, Peter, Beechler, Brianna R, Myburgh, Jan G, Steyl, Johan, Williams, June, Venter, Marietjie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Diseases - epidemiology Animal Diseases - history Animal Diseases - virology Animals Animals, Domestic Animals, Wild Beef cattle Crocodiles Death Disease susceptibility Diseases Dispatch Geography, Medical Gray wolf History, 21st Century Infection Meningoencephalitis Nervous system diseases nonequid domestic animals Phylogeny Public Health Surveillance South Africa South Africa - epidemiology Viral Nonstructural Proteins - genetics viruses WNV lineage 1 West Nile fever West Nile Fever - veterinary West Nile virus West Nile virus - classification West Nile virus - genetics West Nile Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa, 2010–2018 Wildlife WNV lineage 2
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Zusammenfassung:	West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010-2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals with severe neurologic and fatal infections, highlighting susceptible hosts and risk for WNV epizootics in Africa.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2512.190572