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Seroprevalence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) in Horses, Uruguay
Joint Authors
Burgueño, Analía
Spinsanti, Lorena
Díaz, Luis Adrián
Rivarola, María Elisa
Arbiza, Juan
Contigiani, Marta
Delfraro, Adriana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
St.
Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) and West Nile virus (WNV) belong to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex (Flavivirus genus, Flaviviridae family).
They show antigenic close relationships and share many similarities in their ecology.
Both are responsible for serious human diseases.
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of neutralizing antibodies to these viruses in horses from Uruguay.
To do this, 425 horse sera were collected in 2007 and analyzed by plaque reduction neutralization tests.
As a result, 205 sera (48.2%) were found positive for SLEV, with titers ranging between 10 and 80.
Two sera remained inconclusive, since they showed low titers to WNV and SLEV (10 and 20), not allowing us to demonstrate activity of WNV in our territory.
This is the first report of circulation of SLEV in horses in Uruguay.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Burgueño, Analía& Spinsanti, Lorena& Díaz, Luis Adrián& Rivarola, María Elisa& Arbiza, Juan& Contigiani, Marta…[et al.]. 2013. Seroprevalence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) in Horses, Uruguay. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004647
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Burgueño, Analía…[et al.]. Seroprevalence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) in Horses, Uruguay. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004647
American Medical Association (AMA)
Burgueño, Analía& Spinsanti, Lorena& Díaz, Luis Adrián& Rivarola, María Elisa& Arbiza, Juan& Contigiani, Marta…[et al.]. Seroprevalence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus (Flavivirus, Flaviviridae) in Horses, Uruguay. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1004647
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1004647