West Nile Virus in Horses, sub-Saharan Africa

Cabre, Olivier; Grandadam, Marc; Marié, Jean-Lou; Gravier, Patrick; Prangé, Aurélie; Santinelli, Yan; Rous, Vincent; Bourry, Olivier; Durand, Jean-Paul; Tolou, Hugues; Davoust, Bernard

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West Nile Virus in Horses, sub-Saharan Africa

Published Date:

Dec 2006

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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(12):1958-1960.

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Cabre, Olivier ; Grandadam, Marc ; Marié, Jean-Lou ; Gravier, Patrick ; Prangé, Aurélie ; ... More ▼

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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 Senegal (92%).

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Africa South of the Sahara ; Africa ; Senegal ; Côte d’Ivoire ; Chad ; ... More ▼

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