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Serological evidence of West Nile Virus infection in horses from the municipality of Castelo Branco

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Resumo:West Nile Virus (WNV) is an RNA virus from the family Flaviviridae. It is transmitted by several genera of mosquitoes, with Cullex spp. as the main vectors identified in Europe and North America. Birds are amplifying agents and important to the transmission cycle, during the viremia period. Equines are considered dead-ends hosts and are recognized as sentinels of the virus in many countries.
Autores principais:Loureiro, Filipa
Outros Autores:Pires, Humberto; Cardoso, Luis; Lopes, Ana Patrícia; Fontes, Maria da Conceição; Santos Pintado, Cristina Maria Baptista; Figueira, Luis Manuel Faria; Matos, Manuela; Coelho, Ana Cláudia; Matos, Ana
Assunto:Horse ELISA Equine Seroprevalence West Nile Virus
Ano:2024
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
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Resumo:West Nile Virus (WNV) is an RNA virus from the family Flaviviridae. It is transmitted by several genera of mosquitoes, with Cullex spp. as the main vectors identified in Europe and North America. Birds are amplifying agents and important to the transmission cycle, during the viremia period. Equines are considered dead-ends hosts and are recognized as sentinels of the virus in many countries.