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18761655

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9-10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
West Nile virus (WNV) infection in horses was first reported in Canada in 2001 and in the province of Saskatchewan in 2002. This paper outlines the surveillance results of WNV in Saskatchewan horses from 2003 to 2005 and describes the usefulness of its inclusion in an integrated surveillance program in Saskatchewan. The number of human and horse cases was highest in 2003, the epidemic year and then substantially lower in 2004 and 2005. Horses provided additive information about WNV activity in rural areas with low human population, however, this required willingness and active participation by veterinarians and horse owners. Vaccination impedes the future use of horses in WNV surveillance for public health or veterinary purposes; however, for zoonoses where no vaccination is available, domestic animals would be useful components for surveillance. Integration of surveillance data from human and animal health provide the benefit of a more complex epidemiological picture that can be used to improve public health.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1865-1674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
411-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Public health use of surveillance for West Nile virus in horses: Saskatchewan, 2003-2005.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. tasha.epp@usask.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article