West Nile Fever in Brazil: new challenge for veterinarians

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Aila Solimar Gonçalves Silva
Izabelle Silva Rehfeld
Beatriz Senra Álvares da Silva Santos
Luisa Feliciano de Souza Franklin
Raffaella Bertoni Cavalcanti Teixeira
Zélia Inês Portela Lobato
Maria Isabel Maldonado Coelho Guedes
Érica Azevedo Costa

Abstract

The West Nile virus, the agent of the disease called West Nile fever (WNF), was identified in Brazil for the first time in 2009 and, since then, the presence of antibodies against the virus and/or its nucleic acid has been identified in humans, equines and birds. The virus is responsible for neurological infections in susceptible birds, equines and humans, and is considered a global public health problem. The control of WNF is closely related to the role of veterinarians in the surveillance of cases in equines, animals considered sentinels in the identification of the disease.

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SILVA, A. S. G.; REHFELD, I. S.; SANTOS, B. S. ÁLVARES DA S.; FRANKLIN, L. F. DE S.; TEIXEIRA, R. B. C.; LOBATO, Z. I. P.; GUEDES, M. I. M. C.; COSTA, ÉRICA A. West Nile Fever in Brazil: new challenge for veterinarians. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 19, n. 1, 6 May 2021.
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PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE