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Serologic evidence of West Nile virus transmission,Jamaica, West Indies |
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| Authors: | Dupuis Alan P Marra Peter P Kramer Laura D |
| Affiliation: | New York State Department of Health, Slingerlands, New York, USA. |
| Abstract: | In spring 2002, an intensive avian serosurvey was initiated in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. We collected >1,600 specimens from resident and nonresident neotropical migratory birds before their northerly migrations. Plaque reduction neutralization test results indicated specific neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus in 11 resident species from Jamaica. |
| Keywords: | arbovirus birds Caribbean Jamaica Mexico neutralizing antibodies Puerto Rico St. Louis encephalitis West Nile virus dispatch |
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