Serological evidence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mammalian species in Turkey

In this study, the sera collected from a variety of mammalian species (ass-mules, cat, cattle, dog, horse, human and sheep) in 10 representative provinces of Turkey, were surveyed for the presence of neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV). Overall, 1 of 40 (2·5%) ass-mules, 4 of 100 (4%) c...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2006-08, Vol.134 (4), p.826-829
Main Authors: OZKUL, A., YILDIRIM, Y., PINAR, D., AKCALI, A., YILMAZ, V., COLAK, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic - virology
Antibodies
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Cats
Cats - virology
Cattle
Cattle - virology
Disease Reservoirs - veterinary
Disease transmission
Dogs
Dogs - virology
Encephalitis
Epidemics
Equidae - virology
Horses
Humans
Infections
Laboratories
Medical research
Microbiology
Provinces
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
Sheep
Sheep - virology
Short Report
Turkey
Turkeys
Veterinary medicine
Virology
Viruses
West Nile virus
West Nile virus - isolation & purification
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Summary:In this study, the sera collected from a variety of mammalian species (ass-mules, cat, cattle, dog, horse, human and sheep) in 10 representative provinces of Turkey, were surveyed for the presence of neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV). Overall, 1 of 40 (2·5%) ass-mules, 4 of 100 (4%) cattle, 43 of 114 (37·7%) dogs, 35 of 259 (13·5%) horses, 18 of 88 (20·4%) humans and 1 of 100 (1%) sheep, tested positive for WNV-neutralizing antibodies. The results indicate that a wide range of mammals are exposed to a West Nile-related virus and this could contribute to the long-term survival of this virus in the absence of overt disease.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268805005492