title: West Nile fever outbreak in horses and humans, Spain, 2010.
abstract: TO THE EDITOR: West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the genus Flavivirus within the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex. The enzootic virus cycle involves transmission between avian hosts and ornithophilic mosquitoes, whereas humans and horses are considered dead-end hosts. Given the recent increase of WNV infection in humans and horses in Europe, concern has been raised regarding public and animal health.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Bocanegra
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jaén-Téllez
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napp
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arenas-Montes
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-Morente
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernández-Molera
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arenas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology