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. 2003 Jul;9(7):853-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid0907.030166.

Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Bradley J Blitvich  1 , Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas, Juan F Contreras-Cordero, Nicole L Marlenee, Jose I Gonzalez-Rojas, Nicholas Komar, Duane J Gubler, Charles H Calisher, Barry J Beaty
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Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Coahuila State, Mexico

Bradley J Blitvich et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Serum samples were obtained from 24 horses in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, in December 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test in 15 (62.5%) horses. We report the first West Nile virus activity in northern Mexico.

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Geographic location of West Nile virus study sites in Coahuila State, Mexico.
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