Jourdain E, Schuffenecker I, Korimbocus J, Reynard S, Murri S, Kayser Y, Gauthier-Clerc M, Sabatier P, Zeller H G
National Reference Center for Arboviruses, Institut Pasteur, Lyon, France.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2007 Fall;7(3):448-52. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0592.
An equine West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak occurred in 2004 in the Camargue, a wetland area in the south of France where the virus was first reported in 1962 and re-emerged in 2000. WNV neutralizing antibodies were detected in resident birds and two isolates from a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and a Common Magpie (Pica pica) were completely sequenced. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that these isolates are closely related to strains previously found in horses in southern Europe and North Africa. More extensive investigation is required to determine whether WNV has been re-introduced or has become endemic in the Camargue.
2004年,法国南部湿地卡马尔格发生了马西尼罗河病毒(WNV)疫情。该病毒于1962年首次在该地区被报告,并于2000年再次出现。在当地鸟类中检测到了WNV中和抗体,并对从家麻雀(Passer domesticus)和喜鹊(Pica pica)分离出的两个毒株进行了全序列测定。系统发育分析表明,这些分离株与此前在南欧和北非马匹中发现的毒株密切相关。需要进行更广泛的调查,以确定西尼罗河病毒是再次传入卡马尔格,还是已在该地成为地方病。