title: West Nile virus neurologic disease in humans, South Africa, September 2008-may 2009.
abstract: We investigated West Nile virus (WNV) as a possible disease etiology in persons hospitalized in South Africa. Of 206 specimens tested, 36 had WNV neutralizing antibodies, significantly more than in similar earlier serosurveys. Seven probable acute WNV cases were identified, suggesting WNV may be overlooked as an etiology of severe disease in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: Dewald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaayman
authors.forename: Marietjie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venter
mesh_terms: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D012367:RNA, Viral