Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Horses, Yucatan State, Mexico

Serum samples were obtained from 252 horses in the State of Yucatan, Mexico, from July to October 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in three (1.2%) horses and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test. We report the first...

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Autores principales: Loroño-Pino, María A., Blitvich, Bradley J., Farfán-Ale, José A., Puerto, Fernando I., Blanco, José M., Marlenee, Nicole L., Rosado-Paredes, Elsy P., García-Rejón, Julian E., Gubler, Duane J., Calisher, Charles H., Beaty, Barry J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12890328
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0907.030167
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Sumario:Serum samples were obtained from 252 horses in the State of Yucatan, Mexico, from July to October 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in three (1.2%) horses and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test. We report the first West Nile virus activity in the State of Yucatan.

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