Fatal Neurologic Disease and Abortion in Mare Infected with Lineage 1 West Nile Virus, South Africa

Venter, Marietjie; Human, Stacey; van Niekerk, Stephanie; Williams, June; van Eeden, Charmaine; Freeman, Frank

doi:10.3201/eid1708.101794

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Fatal Neurologic Disease and Abortion in Mare Infected with Lineage 1 West Nile Virus, South Africa

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Aug 2011
By Venter, Marietjie ; Human, Stacey ; van Niekerk, Stephanie ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Venter, Marietjie ; Human, Stacey ; van Niekerk, Stephanie ; Williams, June ; van Eeden, Charmaine ; Freeman, Frank
Description:

In 2010, lineage 1 West Nile virus was detected in South Africa in the brain of a pregnant mare that succumbed to neurologic disease and in her aborted fetus, suggesting an association with abortion in horses. All West Nile virus strains previously detected in horses and humans in South Africa were lineage 2.
Subjects:

Abortion, Veterinary Animals Brain Fatal Outcome Female Horse Diseases Horses Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Research RNA, Viral West Nile Fever
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1534-1536.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

17
Issue:

8
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:801ebdedb75b36e877647a1f310afe70acc679e9e5259279eed1fac787a4ce4f
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