Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Barry J. Beaty; Blitvich; Blitvich; Bradley J. Blitvich; Campbell; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Charles H. Calisher; Duane J. Gubler; Hall; Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas; Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas; Juan F. Contreras-Cordero; Lanciotti; Loroño-Pino; Nicholas Komar; Nicole L. Marlenee; Roehrig; Ulloa

Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Authors: Barry J. Beaty
Blitvich
Blitvich
Bradley J. Blitvich
Campbell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Charles H. Calisher
Duane J. Gubler
Hall
Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas
Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas
Juan F. Contreras-Cordero
Lanciotti
Loroño-Pino
Nicholas Komar
Nicole L. Marlenee
Roehrig
Ulloa
Publication date: 1 January 2003
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Abstract

Serum samples were obtained from 24 horses in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, in December 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test in 15 (62.5%) horses. We report the first West Nile virus activity in northern Mexico