Abstract
West Nile (WN) virus was identified in the Western Hemisphere in 1999. Along 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 equine cases occurred after human cases in New York had been identified.
MeSH terms
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Aedes / virology
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Culex / virology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
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Horse Diseases / pathology
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Horse Diseases / physiopathology
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Horse Diseases / virology
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Horses
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Humans
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New York / epidemiology
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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West Nile Fever / epidemiology
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West Nile Fever / pathology
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West Nile Fever / physiopathology
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West Nile Fever / veterinary*
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West Nile virus / genetics
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West Nile virus / immunology
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West Nile virus / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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RNA, Viral