Serological evidence of West Nile virus circulation in Portugal

Sílvia C Barros; Fernanda Ramos; Teresa Fagulha; Margarida Duarte; Margarida Henriques; Tiago Luís; Miguel Fevereiro

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.013

Serological evidence of West Nile virus circulation in Portugal

Vet Microbiol. 2011 Sep 28;152(3-4):407-10. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.013. Epub 2011 May 13.

Authors

Sílvia C Barros¹, Fernanda Ramos, Teresa Fagulha, Margarida Duarte, Margarida Henriques, Tiago Luís, Miguel Fevereiro

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Virologia, Estrada de Benfica 701, 1500-011 Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 21680115
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.013

Abstract

The circulation of West Nile virus in Portugal was assessed by serological surveys conducted during 2004-2010 in horses and birds. The detection of WNV antibodies in both species in all the years covered by the study as well as the presence of anti-WNV IgM in symptomatic horses that had not traveled outside the country, support the notion that WNV circulates in Portugal.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds*
Horse Diseases / virology
Horses
Humans
Portugal
Sentinel Surveillance
West Nile Fever / veterinary*
West Nile Fever / virology*
West Nile virus / isolation & purification*