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Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for West Nile Virus but not Aedes-borne Flaviviruses, Mexico.

Authors :
Davila E
Fernández-Santos NA
Estrada-Franco JG
Wei L
Aguilar-Durán JA
López-López MJ
Solís-Hernández R
García-Miranda R
Velázquez-Ramírez DD
Torres-Romero J
Chávez SA
Cruz-Cadena R
Navarro-López R
de León AAP
Guichard-Romero C
Martin E
Tang W
Frank M
Borucki M
Turell MJ
Pauvolid-Corrêa A
Rodríguez-Pérez MA
Ochoa-Díaz-López H
Hamer SA
Hamer GL
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2022 May; Vol. 28 (5), pp. 1071-1074.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We tested 294 domestic pet dogs in Mexico for neutralizing antibodies for mosquito-borne flaviviruses. We found high (42.6%) exposure to West Nile virus in Reynosa (northern Mexico) and low (1.2%) exposure in Tuxtla Gutierrez (southern Mexico) but very limited exposure to Aedes-borne flaviviruses. Domestic dogs may be useful sentinels for West Nile virus.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
28
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35447062
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2805.211879