West Nile virus outbreak in captive and wild raptors, Czech Republic, 2018

Abstract West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV‐2) was detected in the brain of 17 goshawks ( Accipiter gentilis ) that succumbed to neuroinvasive disease in the Czech Republic during 2018: twelve birds were captive and five wild. Furthermore, two wild sparrowhawks ( Accipiter nisus ) and three other captiv...

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Published in:Zoonoses and Public Health
Main Authors: Hubálek, Zdenek, Tomešek, Martin, Kosina, Marcel, Šikutová, Silvie, Straková, Petra, Rudolf, Ivo
Other Authors: Agentura Pro Zdravotnický Výzkum České Republiky, Grantová Agentura České Republiky
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019
Subjects:
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Veterinary
General Immunology and Microbiology
Epidemiology
Accipiter gentilis
Aquila chrysaetos
golden eagle
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zph.12638
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Summary:Abstract West Nile virus lineage 2 (WNV‐2) was detected in the brain of 17 goshawks ( Accipiter gentilis ) that succumbed to neuroinvasive disease in the Czech Republic during 2018: twelve birds were captive and five wild. Furthermore, two wild sparrowhawks ( Accipiter nisus ) and three other captive birds of prey (golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos , hybrid saker falcon Falco cherrug × F. rusticolus and Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus ) also died due to WNV encephalitis. The 2018 outbreak in Czech raptors clearly reflects a new epidemiological situation and indicates an increasing risk of both raptor and human infection with WNV‐2 in the country.

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