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Short report: serological evidence of West Nile virus activity in El Salvador.

Lilian Elisa Arão Antônio Cruz, Víctor M. Cárdenas, Mauricio Abarca, Tito Rodriguez, Roberto Flores Reyna, Mario V. Serpas, Robert E. Fontaine, David W.C. Beasley, Amélia P. A. Travassos da Rosa, Scott C. Weaver,

PubMed · 2005 · 52 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Epizootics of encephalitis in El Salvador killed 203 equines between November 2001 and April 2003. During an investigation of the outbreaks, 18 (25%) of 73 serum samples collected from stablemates of deceased animals in 2003 had antibodies to West Nile virus. Ten of these infections were confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization tests, suggesting West Nile virus has extended its range and spread to Central America.

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