Emerging arboviruses in Quebec, Canada: assessing public health risk by serology in humans, horses and pet dogs

Author:

Rocheleau, JP, Michel, P, Lindsay, LR, Drebot, MA, Dibernardo, A, Ogden, NH, Fortin, A, and Arsenault, J

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2017-09

Journal/Series title:

Epidemiology & Infection

Volume:

145

Issue:

URL:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/emerg...

Abstract:

The percentage of seropositive samples was 83·7%, 16·5%, 7·1% in horses, 18·8%, 0·6%, 0% in humans, 11·7%, 3·1%, 0% in adult dogs and 2·9%, 0·3%, 0% in juvenile dogs for CSGV, WNV and EEEV, respectively. Serological results in horses and dogs appeared to provide a meaningful assessment of risk to public health posed by multiple arboviruses.