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West Nile virus infection of horses
被引:159
|作者:
Castillo-Olivares, J
[1
]
Wood, J
[1
]
机构:
[1] Anim Hlth Trust, Ctr Prevent Med, Newmarket, Suffolk, England
关键词:
West Nile virus;
flavivirus;
horses;
encephalitis;
D O I:
10.1051/vetres:2004022
中图分类号:
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号:
0906 ;
摘要:
West Nile virus (WNV) is a flavivirus closely related to Japanese encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis viruses that is primarily maintained in nature by transmission cycles between mosquitoes and birds. Occasionally, WNV infects and causes disease in other vertebrates, including humans and horses. West Nile virus has re-emerged as an important pathogen as several recent outbreaks of encephalomyelitis have been reported from different parts of Europe in addition to the large epidemic that has swept across North America. This review summarises the main features of WNV infection in the horse, with reference to complementary information from other species, highlighting the most recent scientific findings and identifying areas that require further research.
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页码:467 / 483
页数:17
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