West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999
As part of an investigation of an encephalitis outbreak in New York City, we sampled 430 birds, representing 18 species in four orders, during September 13-23, 1999, in Queens and surrounding counties. Overall, 33 % were positive for West Nile (WN) virus-neutralizing antibodies, and 0.5 % were posit...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.358.6758 2023-05-15T15:48:56+02:00 West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 Nicholas Komar Nicholas A. Panella Joseph E. Burns Stephen W. Dusza Tina M. Mascarenhas Thomas O. Talbot The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/zip http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.358.6758 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.358.6758 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/c2/3f/Emerg_Infect_Dis_2001_Jul-Aug_7(4)_621-625.tar.gz text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T00:41:33Z As part of an investigation of an encephalitis outbreak in New York City, we sampled 430 birds, representing 18 species in four orders, during September 13-23, 1999, in Queens and surrounding counties. Overall, 33 % were positive for West Nile (WN) virus-neutralizing antibodies, and 0.5 % were positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus-neutralizing antibodies. By county, Queens had the most seropositive birds for WN virus (50%); species with the greatest seropositivity for WN virus (sample sizes were at least six) were Domestic Goose, Domestic Chicken, House Sparrow, Canada Goose, and Rock Dove. One sampled bird, a captive adult Domestic Goose, showed signs of illness; WN virus infection was confirmed. Our results support the concept that chickens and House Sparrows are good arbovirus sentinels. This study also implicates the House Sparrow as an important vertebrate reservoir host. West Nile (WN) virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus native to Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania (1), was first detected in North America in the vicinity of New York City in September Text Canada Goose Unknown Canada St. Louis ENVELOPE(-67.496,-67.496,-67.132,-67.132) |
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As part of an investigation of an encephalitis outbreak in New York City, we sampled 430 birds, representing 18 species in four orders, during September 13-23, 1999, in Queens and surrounding counties. Overall, 33 % were positive for West Nile (WN) virus-neutralizing antibodies, and 0.5 % were positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus-neutralizing antibodies. By county, Queens had the most seropositive birds for WN virus (50%); species with the greatest seropositivity for WN virus (sample sizes were at least six) were Domestic Goose, Domestic Chicken, House Sparrow, Canada Goose, and Rock Dove. One sampled bird, a captive adult Domestic Goose, showed signs of illness; WN virus infection was confirmed. Our results support the concept that chickens and House Sparrows are good arbovirus sentinels. This study also implicates the House Sparrow as an important vertebrate reservoir host. West Nile (WN) virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus native to Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania (1), was first detected in North America in the vicinity of New York City in September |
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Nicholas Komar Nicholas A. Panella Joseph E. Burns Stephen W. Dusza Tina M. Mascarenhas Thomas O. Talbot West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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West Nile Virus Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999 |
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west nile virus serologic evidence for west nile virus infection in birds in the new york city vicinity during an outbreak in 1999 |
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