West Nile virus surveillance, Guadeloupe, 2003-2004

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jul;11(7):1100-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1107.050105.

Abstract

We conducted extensive surveillance for West Nile virus infection in equines and chickens in Guadeloupe in 2003-2004. We showed a high seroprevalence in equines in 2003 related to biome, followed by a major decrease in virus circulation in 2004. No human or equine cases were reported during the study.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Chickens
  • Guadeloupe / epidemiology
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Population Surveillance
  • Poultry Diseases / epidemiology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • West Nile Fever / epidemiology*
  • West Nile Fever / veterinary*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral