Emerging infectious diseases · 2001 · 51 citations · 15 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary EpidemiologyEquine MedicineNeuroinfectious DiseasesZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyAnimal Infectious DiseasesAnimal VirusesViral EpidemiologyViral ZoonosesWest Nile Virus InfectionZoonotic VirusesEquine VirusesViral SeroprevalenceWest Nile Virus DiseaseWest Nile Virus EncephalitisWest Nile Virus EpidemiologyZoonotic Animal VirusesZoonotic Viral DiseasesZoonotic Viral Infections
We evaluated West Nile (WN) virus seroprevalence in healthy horses, dogs, and cats in New York City after an outbreak of human WN virus encephalitis in 1999. Two (3%) of 73 horses, 10 (5%) of 189 dogs, and none of 12 cats tested positive for WN virus- neutralizing antibodies. Domestic mammals should be evaluated as sentinels for local WN virus activity and predictors of the infection in humans.
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