West Nile Virus infection in humans and horses, Cuba.
A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.
Pupo
Maritza
M
Tropical Medicine Institute Pedro Kouri, Havana, Cuba. mpupo@ipk.sld.cu
Guzmán
Maria Guadalupe
MG
Fernández
Roberto
R
Llop
Alina
A
Dickinson
Félix Orlando
FO
Pérez
Daniel
D
Cruz
Raúl
R
González
Tayri
T
Estévez
Gonzalo
G
González
Hiram
H
Santos
Paulino
P
Kourí
Gustavo
G
Andonova
Maya
M
Lindsay
Robbin
R
Artsob
Harvey
H
Drebot
Michael
M
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001717:Birds; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral