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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
In July 2002, a surveillance system was implemented on Guadeloupe to detect for the potential introduction and monitor the spread of West Nile virus (WNV). From 2002 to 2004, equines and chickens were serologically assayed for antibodies to WNV by IgG and IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), epitope-blocking ELISA, and plaque reduction neutralization tests. After introduction, probably through migratory birds at the end of 2001, many seroconversions occurred between July and October 2002 resulting in a high seroprevalence (19.3%) in equines in 2003. WNV circulation levels decreased dramatically in 2003 and 2004 as assessed by the absence of seroconversion in equine and the very low prevalence in chickens. This decrease coincided with a 7-month drought that presumably caused a decrease in vector populations. In 2005, a sentinel survey was implemented in equines and chickens placed in areas at high risk and the very low rate of seroconversion (1 equine out of 106, no chicken) demonstrated that WNV circulation is now occurring at a very low level.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0077-8923
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1081
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
206-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Chickens, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Culex, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Equidae, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Guadeloupe, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Horse Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Horses, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Insect Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Neutralization Tests, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Poultry Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Public Health, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Seasons, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-Seroepidemiologic Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-West Nile Fever, pubmed-meshheading:17135513-West Nile virus
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
West Nile virus in Guadeloupe: introduction, spread, and decrease in circulation level: 2002-2005.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développment, Département Elevage et Médicine Vétérinaire Tropicale, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe. thierry.lefrancois@cirad.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.