West Nile Virus Outbreak in North American Owls, Ontario, 2002

West Nile Virus Outbreak in North American Owls, Ontario, 2002

From July to September 2002, an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) caused a high number of deaths in captive owls at the Owl Foundation, Vineland, Ontario. Peak death rates occurred in mid-August, and the epidemiologic curve resembled that of corvids in the surrounding Niagara region. The outbreak oc...

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Main Authors: Ady Y. Gancz, Ian K. Barker, Robbin Lindsay, Antonia Dibernardo, Katherine McKeever, Bruce Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
epidemiology
owl
bird
Icosta americana
Hippoboscidae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/12/04-0167_article

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