West Nile Fever Outbreak in Horses and Humans, Spain, 2010
Open Access
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 17 (12), 2397-2399
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110651
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.Keywords
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