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. 2003 Jul;9(7):860-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid0907.030249.

Serologic evidence of West Nile virus transmission, Jamaica, West Indies

Alan P Dupuis 2nd  1 , Peter P Marra, Laura D Kramer
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Serologic evidence of West Nile virus transmission, Jamaica, West Indies

Alan P Dupuis 2nd et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

In spring 2002, an intensive avian serosurvey was initiated in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. We collected >1,600 specimens from resident and nonresident neotropical migratory birds before their northerly migrations. Plaque reduction neutralization test results indicated specific neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus in 11 resident species from Jamaica.

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