THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN
A total of 698 blood and serum specimens from residents of 13 Iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies to West Nile virus. In general, infection rates in the north of the country were low while higher rates were observed among residents of central and...
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| author | S. Saidi R. Tesh E. Javadian A. Nadim |
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| description | A total of 698 blood and serum specimens from residents of 13 Iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies to West Nile virus. In general, infection rates in the north of the country were low while higher rates were observed among residents of central and southwestern Iran. The highest prevalence of infection was found among residents of Khuzestan province, indicating that this region is one of endemic West Nile virus activity. The symptoms of west Nile virus infection in man are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c84df36bf224795b97ad08102ed249d2022-12-21T22:35:41ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931976-03-0151THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN S. Saidi0 R. Tesh1 E. Javadian2 A. Nadim3 A total of 698 blood and serum specimens from residents of 13 Iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies to West Nile virus. In general, infection rates in the north of the country were low while higher rates were observed among residents of central and southwestern Iran. The highest prevalence of infection was found among residents of Khuzestan province, indicating that this region is one of endemic West Nile virus activity. The symptoms of west Nile virus infection in man are also discussed.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2444West Nile virus |
| spellingShingle | S. Saidi R. Tesh E. Javadian A. Nadim THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN Iranian Journal of Public Health West Nile virus |
| title | THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN |
| title_full | THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN |
| title_fullStr | THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN |
| title_short | THE PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH WEST NILE VIRUS IN IRAN |
| title_sort | prevalence of human infection with west nile virus in iran |
| topic | West Nile virus |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2444 |
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