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

Steyn, Jumari; Botha, Elizabeth; Stivaktas, Voula I.; Buss, Peter; Beechler, Brianna R.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan; Williams, June; Venter, Marietjie

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

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December 2019
By Steyn, Jumari ; Botha, Elizabeth ; Stivaktas, Voula I. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Steyn, Jumari ; Botha, Elizabeth ; Stivaktas, Voula I. ; Buss, Peter ; Beechler, Brianna R. ; Myburgh, Jan G. ; Steyl, Johan ; Williams, June ; Venter, Marietjie
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Animal Diseases/Epidemiology Animal Diseases/History Animal Diseases/Virology Animals Animals, Domestic Animals, Wild Geography, Medical History, 21St Century Phylogeny Public Health Surveillance Viral Nonstructural Proteins West Nile Fever West Nile Virus
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(12):2290-2294
Pubmed ID:

31742510
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6874268
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Historical Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

25
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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