Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for West Nile Virus but not Aedes-borne Flaviviruses, Mexico.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(5): 1071-1074, 2022 05.
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| ID: mdl-35447062
ABSTRACT
We tested 294 domestic pet dogs in Mexico for neutralizing antibodies for mosquito-borne flaviviruses. We found high (42.6%) exposure to West Nile virus in Reynosa (northern Mexico) and low (1.2%) exposure in Tuxtla Gutierrez (southern Mexico) but very limited exposure to Aedes-borne flaviviruses. Domestic dogs may be useful sentinels for West Nile virus.
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Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
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Aedes
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Flavivirus
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Culicidae
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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