Juvenile dogs as potential sentinels for West Nile virus surveillance.
We conducted a study to determine whether juvenile stray dogs could be sentinels for West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance. Seroconversion was detected 6 weeks before the first reported human case. Our findings provide evidence that dogs could be useful sentinels for monitoring areas for evidence of WNV during transmission seasons.
Resnick
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Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Grunenwald
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Blackmar
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Hailey
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Bueno
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Murray
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