Venter, MarietjieHuman, StaceyVan Niekerk, StephanieWilliams, June HeatherVan Eeden, CharmaineFreeman, Frank2011-09-022011-09-022011-08Venter, M, Human, S, Van Niekerk, S, Williams, J, Van Eeden, C & Freeman, F 2011, 'Fatal neurologic disease and abortion in mare infected with lineage 1 West Nile virus, South Africa', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 1534-1536.1080-6059 (online)1080-6040 (print)10.3201/eid1708.101794http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17213In 2010, lineage 1 West Nile virus was detected in South Africa in the brain of a pregnant mare that succumbed to neurologic disease and in her aborted fetus, suggesting an association with abortion in horses. All West Nile virus strains previously detected in horses and humans in South Africa were lineage 2.enCoordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFatal neurologic diseaseAbortion in a horseLineage 1 West Nile virusSouth AfricaNervous system -- Diseases -- ResearchHorses -- Diseases -- ResearchWest Nile virus, lineage 1Article