Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Letter
Importation of West Nile Virus Infection from Nicaragua to Spain
Table
Serologic results for antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV), dengue virus (DV), and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)*
Sample/ d after onset | WNV |
DV ELISA |
TBEV ELISA |
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ELISA |
PRNT |
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IgG† | IgG‡ | IT-IgG§ | IgM† | Ab‡ | IT Ab¶ | IgG† | IgM† | IgG† | IgM† | ||||
S1/13 | 3.5 | 65,000 | 3.54 | 3.6 | 256 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 59.5 | 0.1 | |||
CSF/13 | 4,000 | Pos# | 32 | ||||||||||
S2/160 | 3.2 | 16,000 | 0.8 | 64 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.1 |
*PRNT, plaque reduction neutralization assay; Ig, immunoglobulin; Ab, antibodies; IT, intrathecal; S1, first serum sample, obtained 13 days after onset of symptoms; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; Pos, positive; S2, second serum sample, obtained 160 days after onset of symptoms.
†Results expressed as the ratio of sample absorbance to cutoff value (positive >1.0).
‡Titer.
§IT production of WNV IgG (ELISA).
¶IT production of WNV antibodies (PRNT).
#CSF tested diluted 1:2.