title: West Nile Virus in horses, sub-Saharan Africa.
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%).
authors.affiliation: Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France. sertemarco.restco@orange.fr
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cabre
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grandadam
authors.forename: Jean-Lou
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marié
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gravier
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prangé
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Santinelli
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rous
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bourry
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tolou
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davoust
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000662:veterinary; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral