Abstract
West Nile virus infection in crocodiles.
Highlights
Kew O, Morris-Glasgow V, Landaverde M, Burns C, Shaw J, Garib Z, et al Outbreak of poliomyelitis in Hispaniola associated with circulating type 1 vaccine-derived poliovirus
To the Editor: Recently West Nile virus (WNV) infection has been reported in three alligators (Alligator sp.) from central Florida [1] and one captive crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadori) with neurologic signs from the District of Columbia and Maryland area [2]. These first reports of the virus in American reptiles highlight the possible role of this group of vertebrates in the WNV life cycle
For the first time, WNV infection in crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
Summary
7. Kew O, Morris-Glasgow V, Landaverde M, Burns C, Shaw J, Garib Z, et al Outbreak of poliomyelitis in Hispaniola associated with circulating type 1 vaccine-derived poliovirus. These first reports of the virus in American reptiles highlight the possible role of this group of vertebrates in the WNV life cycle. The role of reptiles and amphibians in the life cycle and epidemiology of WNV is not known.
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