Open Access<p>Seropositivity of West Nile Virus Among Acute Febrile Patients in Southern Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Daniel Eshetu,
Tigist Kifle,
Bekalu Getahun Agaje,
Agete Tadewos Hirigo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s245518
Subject(s) - medicine , west nile virus , antibody , seroprevalence , immunoglobulin m , serology , virus , immunology , immunoglobulin g
West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the widely distributed arboviruses in the world, and it is a pathogen of both humans and animals. The evidence that supports the prevalence of the WNV infection in Ethiopia is very scarce. Hence, this study aimed to assess the seropositivity of WNV among patients with acute febrile illness.