Indigenous West Nile Virus Infections in Horses in  A lbania | Zendy

Berxholi K. | Zendy; Ziegler U. | Zendy; Rexhepi A. | Zendy; Schmidt K. | Zendy; Mertens M. | Zendy; Korro K. | Zendy; Cuko A. | Zendy; Angenvoort J. | Zendy; Groschup M. H. | Zendy

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Indigenous West Nile Virus Infections in Horses in A lbania

Author(s) -

Berxholi K.,

Ziegler U.,

Rexhepi A.,

Schmidt K.,

Mertens M.,

Korro K.,

Cuko A.,

Angenvoort J.,

Groschup M. H.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

transboundary and emerging diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1865-1682

pISSN - 1865-1674

DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12141

Subject(s) - west nile virus , indigenous , virology , geography , virus , biology , ecology

Summary Serum samples collected from 167 equines of 12 districts in A lbania were tested for West Nile virus–specific antibodies by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and virus neutralization assay, using WNV lineage 1 and 2. In addition, 95 bird serum samples from A lbania and 29 horse samples from K osovo were tested in ELISA . An overall seroprevalence rate of 22% was found in horses from A lbania, whereas no specific antibodies were found in the equine samples from K osovo and the bird samples. This is the first report indicating WNV infections in animals in A lbania, and the first reported seroprevalence study conducted for K osovo. These results provide evidence for widespread infections of WNV in A lbania.

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