Seroconversion for west Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses among sentinel horses in Colombia

We prospectively sampled flavivirus-naïve horses in northern Colombia to detect West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) seroconversion events, which would indicate the current circulation of these viruses. Overall, 331 (34.1%) of the 971 horses screened were positive for past i...

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Main Authors: Salim Mattar, Nicholas Komar, Ginger Young, Jaime Alvarez, Marco Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000800012&lng=en&tlng=en