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Serological Evidence of West Nile Virus WNV in Mammalian Species in Turkey    
Yazarlar
Aykut Özkul
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yakup Yıldırım
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dilek Muz
Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Alper Akçalı
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Volkan YILMAZ Prof. Dr. Volkan YILMAZ
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dilek Çolak
Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
In this study, the sera collected from a variety of mammalian species (ass-mules, cat, cattle, dog, horse, human and sheep) in 10 representative provinces of Turkey, were surveyed for the presence of neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV). Overall, 1 of 40 (2.5%) ass-mules, 4 of 100 (4%) cattle, 43 of 114 (37.7%) dogs, 35 of 259 (13.5%) horses, 18 of 88 (20.4%) humans and 1 of 100 (1%) sheep, tested positive for WNV-neutralizing antibodies. The results indicate that a wide range of mammals are exposed to a West Nile-related virus and this could contribute to the long-term survival of this virus in the absence of overt disease.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Dergi ISSN 0950-2688
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2006
Cilt No 134
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 826 / 829
Doi Numarası 10.1017/S0950268805005492
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Atıf Sayıları
WoS 71
Serological Evidence of West Nile Virus WNV in Mammalian Species in Turkey

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