Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Dispatch
West Nile Virus in Horses, sub-Saharan Africa
Olivier Cabre*
, Marc Grandadam†, Jean-Lou Marié‡, Patrick Gravier†, Aurélie Prangé†, Yan Santinelli§, Vincent Rous¶, Olivier Bourry#, Jean-Paul Durand†, Hugues J. Tolou†, and Bernard Davoust**
, Marc Grandadam†, Jean-Lou Marié‡, Patrick Gravier†, Aurélie Prangé†, Yan Santinelli§, Vincent Rous¶, Olivier Bourry#, Jean-Paul Durand†, Hugues J. Tolou†, and Bernard Davoust**
Table 2
Results of follow-up testing for West Nile virus in horses in Chad and Côte d'Ivoire
| Initial testing* | Follow-up testing† | |
|---|---|---|
| Chad (n = 18) | 3 negative | 1 negative, 2 positive |
| 15 positive | 5 negative, 10 positive | |
| Côte d'Ivoire (n = 18) | 8 negative | 8 negative |
| 10 positive | 9 negative, 1 positivE
*November 2003 in Chad and December 2003 in Côte d'Ivoire. Positive results were confirmed by Western blot and seroneutralization. |
*November 2003 in Chad and December 2003 in Côte d'Ivoire. Positive results were confirmed by Western blot and seroneutralization.
†October 2004 in Chad and December 2004–January 2005 in Côte d'Ivoire. Positive results were confirmed by Western blot.
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