West Nile Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa, 2010–2018
Autor: | Jumari Steyn, Elizabeth Botha, Voula I. Stivaktas, Peter Buss, Brianna R. Beechler, Jan G. Myburgh, Johan Steyl, June Williams, Marietjie Venter |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 12, Pp 2290-2294 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid2512.190572 |
Popis: | West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010–2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals with severe neurologic and fatal infections, highlighting susceptible hosts and risk for WNV epizootics in Africa. |
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