title: West Nile virus reemergence in Romania: a serologic survey in host species.
abstract: The presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in humans has been known in Romania since the 1950s; the 1996 epidemics emphasized the reemergence potential of WNV in Romania. Serological surveys made on susceptible species, known as good sentinels or reservoir hosts, e.g., horses, wild and domestic birds were undertaken from 2006-2011. Our results corroborated incidence data in human patients and other recent seroprevalence studies in animals, and should partially clarify the emergence of WNV in the eastern rural territories of Romania. It also highlighted risk zones for endemic WNV infection in Romania.
authors.affiliation: 1 Public Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine , Iaşi, Romania .
authors.forename: Elena Luanda
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Ludu Oslobanu
authors.forename: Alin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mihu-Pintilie
authors.forename: Dragos
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anită
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anita
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lecollinet
authors.forename: Gheorghe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savuta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D001717:Birds; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013045:Species Specificity; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G