West Nile virus outbreak among horses in New York state, 1999 and 2000

Authors
Trock, SC Meade, BJ Glaser, AL Ostlund, EN Lanciotti, RS Cropp, BC Kulasekera, V Kramer, LD Komar, N
Citation
Sc. Trock et al., West Nile virus outbreak among horses in New York state, 1999 and 2000, EM INFECT D, 7(4), 2001, pp. 745-747
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
745 - 747
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200107/08)7:4<745:WNVOAH>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
West Nile (WN) virus was identified in the Western Hemisphere in 1999. Alon g with human encephalitis cases, 20 equine cases of WN virus were detected in 1999 and 23 equine cases in 2000 in New York. During both years, the equ ine cases occurred after human cases in New York had been identified.