West Nile Virus Neurologic Disease in Humans, South Africa, September 2008–May 2009

Zaayman, Dewald; Venter, Marietjie

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West Nile Virus Neurologic Disease in Humans, South Africa, September 2008–May 2009

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Dec 2012
By Zaayman, Dewald ; Venter, Marietjie

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Zaayman, Dewald ; Venter, Marietjie
Description:

We investigated West Nile virus (WNV) as a possible disease etiology in persons hospitalized in South Africa. Of 206 specimens tested, 36 had WNV neutralizing antibodies, significantly more than in similar earlier serosurveys. Seven probable acute WNV cases were identified, suggesting WNV may be overlooked as an etiology of severe disease in South Africa.
Subjects:

Antibodies, Neutralizing Antibodies, Viral Dispatch Humans Immunoglobulin M Molecular Sequence Data Nervous System Diseases Phylogeny RNA, Viral West Nile Fever
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(12):2051-2054.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

18
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:882ac072117743f4b746821b46338b35750175918c52f21d068fbcfebf3fcb96
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18600/cdc_18600_DS1.pdf
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