Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Equine West Nile Virus Infections in Eastern Germany, 2020.

ABSTRACT: West Nile virus (WNV) infections were first detected in Germany in 2018, but information about WNV seroprevalence in horses is limited. The study's overall goal was to gather information that would help veterinarians, horse owners, and veterinary-, and public health- authorities understand the spread of WNV in Germany and direct protective measures. For this purpose, WNV seroprevalence was determined in counties with and without previously registered WNV infections in horses, and risk factors for seropositivity were estimated. The cohort consisted of privately owned horses from nine counties in Eastern Germany. A total of 940 serum samples was tested by competitive panflavivirus ELISA (cELISA), and reactive samples were further tested by WNV IgM capture ELISA and confirmed by virus neutral

SUBMITTER: Ganzenberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229339 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature