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. 2003 Jul;9(7):857-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid0907.030167.

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

María A Loroño-Pino  1 , Bradley J Blitvich, José A Farfán-Ale, Fernando I Puerto, José M Blanco, Nicole L Marlenee, Elsy P Rosado-Paredes, Julian E García-Rejón, Duane J Gubler, Charles H Calisher, Barry J Beaty
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Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Yucatan State, Mexico

María A Loroño-Pino et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Serum samples were obtained from 252 horses in the State of Yucatan, Mexico, from July to October 2002. Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected by epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in three (1.2%) horses and confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization test. We report the first West Nile virus activity in the State of Yucatan.

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