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. 2004 Apr;10(4):706-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1004.030465.

West Nile virus, Guadeloupe

René Quirin  1 , Michel Salas, Stéphan Zientara, Hervé Zeller, Jacques Labie, Séverine Murri, Thierry Lefrançois, Martial Petitclerc, Dominique Martinez
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West Nile virus, Guadeloupe

René Quirin et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

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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Location of Guadeloupe archipelago within the Caribbean. Insert: locations of horse and chicken sampling places in Guadeloupe and Marie Galante Islands. Red triangle, farm with seropositive chicken; blue circle, equine center with seropositive horses identified from July 2002; gold circle, equine center with seropositive horses identified from December 2002 to January 2003; black circle, equine center with no seropositive horses.
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