West Nile Virus isolation in human and mosquitoes, Mexico

West Nile Virus isolation in human and mosquitoes, Mexico

West Nile virus has been isolated for the first time in Mexico, from a sick person and from mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus). Partial sequencing and analysis of the 2 isolates indicate that they are genetically similar to other recent isolates from northern Mexico and the western United States.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2005-09, Vol.11 (9), p.1449-1452
Hauptverfasser: Elizondo-Quiroga, Darwin, Davis, C Todd, Fernandez-Salas, Ildefonso, Escobar-Lopez, Roman, Velasco Olmos, Dolores, Soto Gastalum, Lourdes Cecilia, Aviles Acosta, Magaly, Elizondo-Quiroga, Armando, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jose I, Contreras Cordero, Juan F, Guzman, Hilda, Travassos da Rosa, Amelia, Blitvich, Bradley J, Barrett, Alan D T, Beaty, Barry J, Tesh, Robert B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
arbovirus
Culex - virology
Culex quinquefasciatus
Dispatch
epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
infectious disease
Mexico
Middle Aged
Phylogeny
RNA, Viral - genetics
Texas
vector-borne disease
viral disease
West Nile virus
West Nile virus - genetics
West Nile virus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:West Nile virus has been isolated for the first time in Mexico, from a sick person and from mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus). Partial sequencing and analysis of the 2 isolates indicate that they are genetically similar to other recent isolates from northern Mexico and the western United States.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1109.050121