Fatal West Nile Virus Infection in Horse Returning to United Kingdom from Spain, 2022

Fatal West Nile Virus Infection in Horse Returning to United Kingdom from Spain, 2022

We report fatal West Nile virus (WNV) infection in a 7-year-old mare returning to the United Kingdom from Spain. Case timeline and clustering of virus sequence with recent WNV isolates suggest that transmission occurred in Andalusía, Spain. Our findings highlight the importance of vaccination for h...

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Main Authors: Mirjam Schilling, Bettina Dunkel, Tobias Floyd, Daniel Hicks, Alex Nunez, Falko Steinbach, Arran J. Folly, Nicholas Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
WNV
zoonoses
equine
vector-borne infections
flavivirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/2/23-0690_article

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