West nile virus isolation in human and mosquitoes, Mexico

  • Darwin Elizondo-Quiroga
  • , C. Todd Davis
  • , Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas
  • , Roman Escobar-Lopez
  • , Dolores Velasco Olmos
  • , Lourdes Cecilia Soto Gastalum
  • , Magaly Aviles Acosta
  • , Armando Elizondo-Quiroga
  • , Jose I. Gonzalez-Rojas
  • , Juan F. Contreras Cordero
  • , Hilda Guzman
  • , Amelia Travassos Da Rosa
  • , Bradley J. Blitvich
  • , Alan D.T. Barrett
  • , Barry J. Beaty
  • , Robert B. Tesh

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Abstract

West Nile virus has been isolated for the first time in Mexico, from a sick person and from mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus). Partial sequencing and analysis of the 2 isolates indicate that they are genetically similar to other recent isolates from northern Mexico and the western United States.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1449-1452
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume11
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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