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Serological evidence of West Nile virus in dogs and cats in China

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We evaluated West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence in dogs and cats in Shanghai, China. Seventeen of the 367 dogs (4.6%) and 46 of the 309 cats (14.9%) tested positive for WNV antibodies. A higher WNV seroprevalence was found with outdoor and rural pets than with indoor and urban pets. However, WNV seroprevalence between the sexes were not significantly different. The results indicate that WNV-positive serum antibodies are present in dogs and cats in China, and pets, especially strays, could be served as effective sentinels for WNV surveillance.

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We thank Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (SCDC, China) for providing the virus.

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Daoliang Lan, Wenhui Ji, Changsong Wang, Zhibiao Yang & Xiuguo Hua

  2. Shanghai Minhang District Animal Disease Control Center, Shanghai, 201109, China

    Dayi Yu & Jingjuan Chu

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D. Lan and W. Ji contributed equally to this article.

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Lan, D., Ji, W., Yu, D. et al. Serological evidence of West Nile virus in dogs and cats in China. Arch Virol 156, 893–895 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-010-0913-8

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