West Nile virus in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa, 2010–2018
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Steyn, Jumari
Botha, Elizabeth
Stivaktas, Voula
Buss, Peter Erik
Beechler, Brianna R.
Myburgh, Jan G.
Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham
Williams, June Heather
Venter, Marietjie
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 is associated with neurologic disease in horses and humans in South Africa. Surveillance in wildlife and nonequine domestic species during 2010–2018 identified WNV in 11 (1.8%) of 608 animals with severe neurologic and fatal infections, highlighting susceptible hosts and risk for WNV epizootics in Africa.
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Humans, South Africa (SA), West Nile virus (WNV), Horse (Equus caballus), Wildlife, Nonequine domestic animals
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Steyn, J., Botha, E., Stivaktas, V.I. et al. 2019, 'West Nile virus in wildlife and nonequine domestic animals, South Africa, 2010–2018', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 2290-2294.