West Nile Virus in Horses, sub-Saharan Africa

West Nile Virus in Horses, sub-Saharan Africa

To evaluate the presence and extension of West Nile virus where French soldiers are stationed in Africa, specific antibody prevalence was determined by using ELISA and Western blot. Among 245 horses living in close proximity to the soldiers, seroprevalence was particularly high in Chad (97%) and Sen...

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Main Authors: Olivier Cabre, Marc Grandadam, Jean-Lou Marié, Patrick Gravier, Aurélie Prangé, Yan Santinelli, Vincent Rous, Olivier Bourry, Jean-Paul Durand, Hugues J. Tolou, Bernard Davoust
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Horses
Africa
Senegal
Côte d’Ivoire
Chad
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0042_article

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