Alligators as West Nile Virus Amplifiers

Alligators as West Nile Virus Amplifiers

Recent evidence suggests that American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) may be capable of transmitting West Nile virus (WNV) to other alligators. We experimentally exposed 24 juvenile alligators to WNV parenterally or orally. All became infected, and all but three sustained viremia titers >...

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Main Authors: Kaci Klenk, Jamie Snow, Katrina Morgan, Richard A. Bowen, Michael Stephens, Falicia Foster, Paul Gordy, Susan Beckett, Nicholas Komar, Duane Gubler, Michel L. Bunning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
flavivirus
arbovirus
alligators
reptiles
transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0264_article

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