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- Title
West Nile Virus infection in humans and horses, Cuba.
- 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; Guzmán, Maria Guadalupe; Fernández, Roberto; Dickinson, Félix Orlando; Pérez, Daniel
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CUBA; WEST Nile virus; FLAVIVIRUSES; ENCEPHALITIS; BRAIN diseases
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 6, p1022
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1206.051235