title: West nile virus infection in Xinjiang, China.
abstract: An outbreak of fever and meningitis/encephalitis occurred in Xinjiang, China, from August 5 to September 3, 2004. In preliminary diagnostic testing, several cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples showed positive immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody to Japanese encephalitis virus. Here, the CSF and serum samples of 6 cases collected at that time were tested by immunofluorescence assay (IFA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and plaque reduction neutralization assay (PRNT) for the existence of IgM antibody or neutralization antibody against West Nile virus (WNV) or other arboviruses. The results demonstrate the evidence of West Nile infection in Xinjiang, China.
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xinjiang, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shi-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Wei-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huan-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Su-Xiang
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Zhao-Xia
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Nasci
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kosoy
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Guo-Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002681:China; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014902:West Nile virus
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M