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Suspect West Nile encephalitis in a horse imported into the UK from Europe
Author(s) -
Fooks A. R.,
Horton D. L.,
Phipps L. P.,
Mansfield K. L.,
McCracken F.,
Jeffries C. L.,
Johnson N.,
Wrigley S.,
Deuchande R.,
Toth B.,
Alzola R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2014-000104
Subject(s) - medicine , west nile virus , zoonotic disease , vigilance (psychology) , suspect , virology , disease , japanese encephalitis , horse , encephalitis , outbreak , veterinary medicine , virus , pathology , biology , criminology , paleontology , neuroscience , sociology
The authors have detected West Nile virus‐specific antibodies in a horse in the UK with signs of neurological disease. The horse had recently been imported from Europe and does not represent a threat for onward transmission itself, but highlights the need for vigilance for this zoonotic vector‐borne disease in the UK.