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Occurrence of West Nile virus antibodies in wild birds, horses, and humans in Poland.

Abstract
Serum samples of 474 wild birds, 378 horses, and 42 humans with meningitis and lymphocytic meningitis were collected between 2010 and 2014 from different areas of Poland. West Nile virus (WNV) antibodies were detected using competition enzyme linked immunosorbent assays: ELISA-1 ID Screen West Nile Competition, IDvet, ELISA-2 ID Screen West Nile IgM Capture, and ELISA-3 Ingezim West Nile Compac. The antibodies were found in 63 (13.29%) out of 474 wild bird serum samples and in one (0.26%) out of 378 horse serum samples. Fourteen (33.33%) out of 42 sera from patients were positive against WNV antigen and one serum was doubtful. Positive samples obtained in birds were next retested with virus microneutralisation test to confirm positive results and cross-reactions with other antigens of the Japanese encephalitis complex. We suspect that positive serological results in humans, birds, and horses indicate that WNV can be somehow closely related with the ecosystem in Poland.
AuthorsJowita Samanta Niczyporuk, Elżbieta Samorek-Salamonowicz, Sylvie Lecollinet, Sławomir Andrzej Pancewicz, Wojciech Kozdruń, Hanna Czekaj
JournalBioMed research international (Biomed Res Int) Vol. 2015 Pg. 234181 ( 2015) ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States
PMID25866767 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies, Viral
Topics
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral (blood)
  • Birds
  • Female
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Poland (epidemiology)
  • West Nile Fever (blood, epidemiology)
  • West Nile virus

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