Spread of West Nile virus in Iran: A cross-sectional serosurvey in equines, 2008-2009

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1587-1593

  Ahmadnejad, F ^a,b   Otarod, V ^c   Fallah, M H ^d   Lowenski, S ^e   Sedighi Moghaddam, R ^c   Zavareh, A ^a   Durand, B ^e   Lecollinet, S ^e   Sabatier, P ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^c Veterinary Organization   (Iran)

^d Engineering Research Institute   (Iran)

^e ANSES   (France)

Author keywords

Horse; Iran; Seroprevalence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HORSE; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, NEUTRALIZING; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IRAN; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 80053051770     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000173     Document Type: Article

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