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West Nile virus infection in humans and horses, Cuba

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 1022-1024

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CENTER DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid1206.051235

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A surveillance system to detect West Nile virus (WNV) was established in Cuba in 2002. WNV infection was confirmed by serologic assays in 4 asymptomatic horses and 3 humans with encephalitis in 2003 and 2004. These results are the first reported evidence of WNV activity in Cuba.

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