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

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.

Keywords

Horse ELISA Equine Seroprevalence West Nile Virus

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10071

Citation

LOUREIRO, Filipa [2023] - Serological evidence of West Nile Virus infection in horses from the municipality of Castelo Branco. In XV Genetics and Biotechnology Conference | V Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference, Vila Real, 2023 - Book of abstracts. pp. 104.