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

Lilian Cruz; Victor M. Cardenas; Mauricio Abarca; Tito Rodriguez; Roberto Flores Reyna; Mario V. Serpas; Robert E. Fontaine; David W C Beasley; Amelia P A Travassos Da Rosa; Scott C. Weaver; Robert B. Tesh; Ann M. Powers; Gloria Suarez-Rangel

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.612

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

Lilian Cruz, Victor M. Cardenas, Mauricio Abarca, Tito Rodriguez, Roberto Flores Reyna, Mario V. Serpas, Robert E. Fontaine, David W C Beasley, Amelia P A Travassos Da Rosa, Scott C. Weaver, Robert B. Tesh, Ann M. Powers, Gloria Suarez-Rangel

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	612-615
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	72
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.612
State	Published - May 2005

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Cruz, L., Cardenas, V. M., Abarca, M., Rodriguez, T., Reyna, R. F., Serpas, M. V., Fontaine, R. E., Beasley, D. W. C., Travassos Da Rosa, A. P. A., Weaver, S. C., Tesh, R. B., Powers, A. M., & Suarez-Rangel, G. (2005). Short report: Serological evidence of West Nile virus activity in El Salvador. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 72(5), 612-615. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.612

Cruz, L, Cardenas, VM, Abarca, M, Rodriguez, T, Reyna, RF, Serpas, MV, Fontaine, RE, Beasley, DWC, Travassos Da Rosa, APA, Weaver, SC, Tesh, RB, Powers, AM & Suarez-Rangel, G 2005, 'Short report: Serological evidence of West Nile virus activity in El Salvador', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 612-615. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.612

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