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West Nile Virus (WNV) in Latin America and the Caribbean

West Nile Virus (WNV) in Latin America and the Caribbean. PAHO Communicable Disease Unit. West Nile Virus in the USA (25 June 2003). Source: CDC. Birds Positive for West Nile Virus (Canada, 2003). Circulation of WNV in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2003). 2002 (A). 2001 (H).

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West Nile Virus (WNV) in Latin America and the Caribbean

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  1. West Nile Virus (WNV)in Latin America and the Caribbean PAHO Communicable Disease Unit

  2. West Nile Virus in the USA (25 June 2003) Source: CDC.

  3. Birds Positive for West Nile Virus (Canada, 2003)

  4. Circulation of WNV in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2003) 2002 (A) 2001 (H) H = Human E = Equine A = Avian 2003 (E) 2002 (E) 2003 (A)* ? 2003 (E) *Virus isolated.

  5. PAHO Activities • Set up a Task Force to work with themes related to surveillance, laboratory diagnosis and prevention of West Nile Virus in the Region. • Publish their recommendations on the PAHO web. • Implement surveillance of West Nile Virus through regional surveillance networks: • RECACER (Central America) • Amazon Network • Southern Cone Network

  6. PAHO Activities • Training in WNV surveillance and diagnostics for epidemiologists, laboratory personnel and veterinarians, with CDC collaborating. • 2002:CAREC 23 participants from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba, French Guiana, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela. • 2003:Gorgas Institute and Ministry of Agriculture (Panama) 35 participants from Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

  7. PAHO Activities • Distributing reactives to all laboratories participating in the training. • For 2003, Plan to strengthen laboratory diagnostic capacity for equine encephalitis viruses, including regional production of the necessary supplies.

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