West Nile virus neutralizing antibody prevalence in donkeys from northern Nigeria

West Nile virus neutralizing antibody prevalence in donkeys from northern Nigeria

Background This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anti-West Nile virus (WNV) neutralizing antibodies in donkeys from two areas in northern Nigeria. Methods Serology was determined by a virus neutralization test in samples collected from 205 healthy adult donkeys. Results Fifty-seven donkeys...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021-05, Vol.115 (5), p.566-568
Hauptverfasser: Idoko, Idoko Sunday, Schvartz, Gili, Tirosh-Levy, Sharon, Erster, Oran, Jibril, Jibril Yakubu, Adamu, Andrew Musa, Enem, Simon Ikechukwu, Omeje, Jude Nduka, Nafarnda, Wesley Daniel, Steinman, Amir
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Zusammenfassung:Background This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anti-West Nile virus (WNV) neutralizing antibodies in donkeys from two areas in northern Nigeria. Methods Serology was determined by a virus neutralization test in samples collected from 205 healthy adult donkeys. Results Fifty-seven donkeys (27.8%) tested seropositive for WNV. Donkeys from Zaria were 2.6 times more likely to have been exposed to WNV (p
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1093/trstmh/traa104