Experimental Infection of North American Birds with the New York 1999 Strain of West Nile Virus

Komar, Nicholas; A. Langevin, Stanley; R. Hinten, Steven; M. Nemeth, Nicole; Edwards, Eric; L. Hettler, Danielle; S. Davis, Brent; A. Bowen, Richard; L. Bunning, Michel

doi:10.3201/eid0903.020628

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Experimental Infection of North American Birds with the New York 1999 Strain of West Nile Virus

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Mar 1, 2003

Authors:

Nicholas Komar

Stanley A. Langevin

Steven R. Hinten

Abstract

To evaluate transmission dynamics, we exposed 25 bird species to West Nile virus (WNV) by infectious mosquito bite. We monitored viremia titers, clinical outcome, WNV shedding (cloacal and oral), seroconversion, virus persistence in organs, and susceptibility to oral and contact transmission. Passer...

Subject

Biology

Sparrow

Seroconversion

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