West Nile Virus Infection in Humans and Horses, Cuba

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pupo, Maritza ; Guzmán, Maria Guadalupe ; Fernández, Roberto ; Llop, Alina ; Dickinson, Félix Orlando ; Pérez, Daniel ; Cruz, Raúl ; González, Tayri ; Estévez, Gonzalo ; González, Hiram ; Santos, Paulino ; Kourí, Gustavo ; Andonova, Maya ; Lindsay, Robbin ; Artsob, Harvey ; Drebot, Michael
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• Description:
  A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Birds
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Horse Diseases
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • West Nile Fever
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(6):1022-1024.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cuba
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16096/cdc_16096_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 56.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b0ec5dfd5f55ad0f1b6f14217238e6462037dab072e1a88ea6c45b177171a5ce