Short report: Serological evidence of West Nile virus activity in El Salvador

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作者：
Cruz, L
Cardenas, VM
Abarca, M
Rodriguez, T
Reyna, RF
Serpas, MV
Fontaine, RE
Beasley, DWC
Da Rosa, APAT
Weaver, SC
Tesh, RB
Powers, AM
Suarez-Rangel, G
机构：
[1] Univ Texas, Sch Publ Hlth, El Paso, TX 79902 USA
[2] Minist Publ Hlth & Social Welf, Field Epidemiol Training Program, San Salvador, El Salvador
[3] Univ Texas, Med Branch, Ctr Biodef & Emerging Infect Dis, Galveston, TX 77555 USA
[4] Univ Texas, Med Branch, Dept Pathol, Galveston, TX 77555 USA
[5] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Vector Borne Infect Dis, Ft Collins, CO 80522 USA
[6] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Int Med, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2005年 / 72卷 / 05期
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D O I：
10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.612
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Epizootics of encephalitis in El Salvador killed 203 equines between November 2001 and April 2003. During an investigation of the outbreaks, 18 (25%) of 73 serum samples collected from stablemates of deceased animals in 2003 had antibodies to West Nile virus. Ten of these infections were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization tests, suggesting West Nile virus has extended its range and spread to Central America.
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