Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2006)

West Nile Virus Infection in Humans and Horses, Cuba

  • Maritza Pupo,
  • Maria Guadalupe Guzmán,
  • Roberto Fernández,
  • Alina Llop,
  • Félix Orlando Dickinson,
  • Daniel Pérez,
  • Raúl Cruz,
  • Tayri González,
  • Gonzalo Estévez,
  • Hiram González,
  • Paulino Santos,
  • Gustavo Kourí,
  • Maya Andonova,
  • Robbin Lindsay,
  • Harvey Artsob,
  • Michael Drebot

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1206.051235
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 6
pp. 1022 – 1024

Abstract

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A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.

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