Abstract
TO THE EDITOR: West Nile virus (WNV) is a member of the genus Flavivirus within the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex. The enzootic virus cycle involves transmission between avian hosts and ornithophilic mosquitoes, whereas humans and horses are considered dead-end hosts. Given the recent increase of WNV infection in humans and horses in Europe, concern has been raised regarding public and animal health.
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Larsen J, Schønheyder HC, Lester CH, Olsen SS, Porsbo LJ, Garcia-Migura L, et al Porcine-origin gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in humans, Denmark
After the first clinical case of West Nile fever was detected in a horse in September 2010 in Andalusia, a control program for West Nile virus (WNV) was initiated that included symptomatic treatment of animals, protection of horses in shelters during hours of higher vector activity, vaccination, vector control using pyrethroid-based insecticides, and elimination of mosquito breeding habitats
On September 20, 2010, the first case of WNV infection in a 60-yearold man was confirmed by detection of IgM by competitive ELISA and serum microneutralization test (SNT)
Summary
3. Larsen J, Schønheyder HC, Lester CH, Olsen SS, Porsbo LJ, Garcia-Migura L, et al Porcine-origin gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in humans, Denmark. West Nile Fever Outbreak in Horses and Humans, Spain, 2010 Given the recent increase of WNV infection in humans and horses in Europe, concern has been raised regarding public and animal health.
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