West Nile Virus in horses, sub-Saharan Africa

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;12(12):1958-60. doi: 10.3201/eid1212.060042.

Abstract

To evaluate the presence and extension of West Nile virus where French soldiers are stationed in Africa, specific antibody prevalence was determined by using ELISA and Western blot. Among 245 horses living in close proximity to the soldiers, seroprevalence was particularly high in Chad (97%) and Senegal (92%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Blotting, Western / veterinary
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Horse Diseases / virology*
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Neutralization Tests / veterinary
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology
  • West Nile Fever / veterinary*
  • West Nile Fever / virology
  • West Nile virus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral