High susceptibility of magpie (Pica pica) to experimental infection with lineage 1 and 2 West Nile virus.

West Nile virus (WNV), a zoonotic pathogen naturally transmitted by mosquitoes whose natural hosts are birds, has spread worldwide during the last few decades. Resident birds play an important role in flavivirus epidemiology, since they can serve as reservoirs and facilitate overwintering of the vir...

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Main Authors: Nereida Jiménez de Oya, María-Cruz Camacho, Ana-Belén Blázquez, José-Francisco Lima-Barbero, Juan-Carlos Saiz, Ursula Höfle, Estela Escribano-Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5909923?pdf=render