West Nile Virus, Guadeloupe

نویسندگان

  • René Quirin
  • Michel Salas
  • Stéphan Zientara
  • Hervé Zeller
  • Jacques Labie
  • Séverine Murri
  • Thierry Lefrançois
  • Martial Petitclerc
  • Dominique Martinez
چکیده

To determine whether West Nile virus (WNV) had reached the archipelago of Guadeloupe, a serologic study in horses and birds was conducted in 2002. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and seroneutralization tests identified WNV infection in horses and chickens. Six months later, a high rate of seroconversion was observed in horses.

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دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004