West Nile Virus infection in humans and horses, Cuba

A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 1022 - 1024
Main Authors:	Pupo, Maritza, Guzmán, Maria Guadalupe, Fernández, Roberto, Llop, Alina, Dickinson, Félix Orlando, Pérez, Daniel, Cruz, Raúl, González, Tayri, Estévez, Gonzalo, González, Hiram, Santos, Paulino, Kourí, Gustavo, Andonova, Maya, Lindsay, Robbin, Artsob, Harvey, Drebot, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-06-2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Birds Communicable diseases Cuba Cuba - epidemiology Dispatch Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Health aspects Horse Diseases - blood Horse Diseases - epidemiology Horse Diseases - virology Horses human and horses Humans Neutralization Tests Seroepidemiologic Studies West Nile Fever - blood West Nile Fever - epidemiology West Nile Fever - veterinary West Nile Fever - virology West Nile virus West Nile virus - isolation & purification Cuba
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Summary:	A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1206.051235