Chinikar Sadegh, Shah-Hosseini Nariman, Mostafavi Ehsan, Moradi Maryam, Khakifirouz Sahar, Jalali Tahmineh, Goya Mohammad Mehdi, Shirzadi Mohammad Reza, Zainali Mohammad, Fooks Anthony R
Arboviruses and Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Aug;13(8):586-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1207. Epub 2013 May 22.
This study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of West Nile virus (WNV) in human and equine sera in Iran. Blood samples were tested from 300 human samples and 315 equine samples in five geographic zones of north and central parts of Iran between 2010 and 2012. All samples were tested for the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to WNV by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of all samples, 4 (1.3%) human and 9 (2.8%) equines were considered to be seropositive for WNV. These results suggest circulation and exposure of the human and equine populations to WNV in Iran.
本研究旨在确定伊朗人和马血清中西尼罗河病毒（WNV）的血清阳性率。2010年至2012年期间，从伊朗北部和中部五个地理区域的300份人类样本和315份马样本中采集血样进行检测。所有样本均采用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）检测针对WNV的免疫球蛋白G（IgG）抗体。在所有样本中，4份（1.3%）人类样本和9份（2.8%）马样本被认为WNV血清呈阳性。这些结果表明伊朗的人和马群体中存在WNV的传播及暴露情况。
