Serologic evidence for West Nile virus infection in birds in the New York City vicinity during an outbreak in 1999.

• Main Authors: Komar, N., Panella, N. A., Burns, J. E., Dusza, S. W., Mascarenhas, T. M., Talbot, T. O.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Centers for Disease Control 2001
• Subjects: Research Article; Canada; St. Louis; Canada Goose
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631743; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11585522

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 positiv...