Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001
THEME ISSUE
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus
West Nile Outbreak in Horses in Southern France, 2000: The Return after 35 Years
Bernadette Murgue*
, Séverine Murri*, Stephan Zientara†, Benoît Durand†, Jean-Paul Durand‡, and Hervé Zeller*
, Séverine Murri*, Stephan Zientara†, Benoît Durand†, Jean-Paul Durand‡, and Hervé Zeller*
Table
Clinical features of disease in 76 horses with confirmed or probable West Nile virus infection
| Clinical signs | No. of horses (%) |
|---|---|
| Fever (>38.5°C) | 47 (62) |
| Ataxia | 55 (72) |
| Paresis/paralysis | 36 (47) |
| Tremor | 7 (9) |
| Hyperesthesia | 6 (8) |
| Grinding teeth | 3 (4) |
| Abnormal behavior | 2 (3) |
| Hepatitis | 1 |
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