West Nile virus in Mexico: evidence of widespread circulation since July 2002.

ABSTRACT: West Nile virus (WNV) antibodies were detected in horses from five Mexican states, and WNV was isolated from a Common Raven in the state of Tabasco. Phylogenetic studies indicate that this isolate, the first from Mexico, is related to strains from the central United States but has a relatively high degree of sequence divergence.

SUBMITTER: Estrada-Franco JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3034333 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature