West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons
Feral rock pigeons were screened for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) during late winter/spring and summer of 2002 and 2003. Additionally, virus isolation from serum was attempted from 269 birds collected during peak transmission periods. The observed viremia levels and seroprevalenc...
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doaj-c6c0f1e4c0c74920b676b43092a520792020-11-25T02:29:17ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-12-0110122252225510.3201/eid1012.040511West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock PigeonsAndrew B. AllisonDaniel G. MeadSamantha E. J. GibbsDouglas M. HoffmanDavid E. StallknechtFeral rock pigeons were screened for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) during late winter/spring and summer of 2002 and 2003. Additionally, virus isolation from serum was attempted from 269 birds collected during peak transmission periods. The observed viremia levels and seroprevalence indicate that this species could be involved in amplifying WNV in urban settings.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0511_articleviremiaWest Nile virusrock pigeonhostseroprevelancedispatch |
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Andrew B. Allison Daniel G. Mead Samantha E. J. Gibbs Douglas M. Hoffman David E. Stallknecht |
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Andrew B. Allison Daniel G. Mead Samantha E. J. Gibbs Douglas M. Hoffman David E. Stallknecht West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons Emerging Infectious Diseases viremia West Nile virus rock pigeon host seroprevelance dispatch |
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Andrew B. Allison Daniel G. Mead Samantha E. J. Gibbs Douglas M. Hoffman David E. Stallknecht |
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West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons |
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West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons |
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West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons |
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West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons |
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West Nile Virus Viremia in Wild Rock Pigeons |
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west nile virus viremia in wild rock pigeons |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2004-12-01 |
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Feral rock pigeons were screened for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) during late winter/spring and summer of 2002 and 2003. Additionally, virus isolation from serum was attempted from 269 birds collected during peak transmission periods. The observed viremia levels and seroprevalence indicate that this species could be involved in amplifying WNV in urban settings. |
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viremia West Nile virus rock pigeon host seroprevelance dispatch |
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