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Serologic Evidence for West Nile Virus Infection in Birds in the New York City Vicinity During an Outbreak in 1999
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As part of an investigation of an encephalitis outbreak in New York City, we sampled 430 birds, representing 18 species in four orders, during September 13-23, 1999, in Queens and surrounding counties. Overall, 33% were positive for West Nile (WN) virus-neutralizing antibodies, and 0.5% were positive for St. Louis encephalitis virus-neutralizing antibodies. By county, Queens had the most seropositive birds for WN virus (50%); species with the greatest seropositivity for WN virus (sample sizes were at least six) were Domestic Goose, Domestic Chicken, House Sparrow, Canada Goose, and Rock Dove. One sampled bird, a captive adult Domestic Goose, showed signs of illness; WN virus infection was confirmed. Our results support the concept that chickens and House Sparrows are good arbovirus sentinels. This study also implicates the House Sparrow as an important vertebrate reservoir host.
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Studies reporting greater seroprevalence than this study were generally conducted in areas of recent WNV emergence.
“Studies reporting greater seroprevalence than those in this study were generally conducted in areas of recent WNV emergence (e.g., New York in 2000 and 2001, Komar et al. 2001a, b).”
From Avian host community structure and prevalence of West Nile virus in Chicago, Illinois (2009) · cites this paper as Komar et al. 2001a, b
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Avian host community structure and prevalence of West Nile virus in Chicago, Illinois
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- Authors
- Komar, N., Panella, N. A., Burns, J. E., Dusza, S. W., Mascarenhas, T. M., & Talbot, T. O.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- Komar, Nicholas
- Venue
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2001-08
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 621-623
- ISSN
- 1080-6040 (ISSN-L)
- 1080-6059
- OpenAlex
- W4245308420
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 6.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Emerging infectious diseases (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Vectors
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Bird parasitology and diseases
- Keywords
- West Nile virus, birds, seroprevalence, virus-neutralizing antibodies, St. Louis encephalitis virus, Passer domesticus, chickens, domestic goose, encephalitis outbreak, New York City
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