Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2004)

West Nile Virus, Guadeloupe

  • René Quirin,
  • Michel Salas,
  • Stéphan Zientara,
  • Hervé Zeller,
  • Jacques Labie,
  • Séverine Murri,
  • Thierry Lefrançois,
  • Martial Petitclerc,
  • Dominique Martinez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030465
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. 706 – 708

Abstract

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To determine whether West Nile virus (WNV) had reached the archipelago of Guadeloupe, a serologic study in horses and birds was conducted in 2002. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and seroneutralization tests identified WNV infection in horses and chickens. Six months later, a high rate of seroconversion was observed in horses.

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