West Nile Virus isolation in human and mosquitoes, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: West Nile virus has been isolated for the first time in Mexico, from a sick person and from mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus). Partial sequencing and analysis of the 2 isolates indicate that they are genetically similar to other recent isolates from northern Mexico and the western United States.

SUBMITTER: Elizondo-Quiroga D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3310620 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature