West Nile Virus Transmission in Resident Birds, Dominican Republic

We report West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the Dominican Republic for the first time. Specific anti-WNV antibodies were detected in 5 (15%) of 33 resident birds sampled at one location in November 2002. One seropositive bird was <4 months old, indicating a recent infection.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Komar, Oliver, Robbins, Mark B., Klenk, Kaci, Blitvich, Bradley J., Marlenee, Nicole L., Burkhalter, Kristen L., Gubler, Duane J., Gonzálvez, Guillermo, Peña, Carlos J., Peterson, A. Townsend, Komar, Nicholas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030222

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