Magpies as Hosts for West Nile Virus, Southern France

نویسندگان

  • Elsa Jourdain
  • Michel Gauthier-Clerc
  • Philippe Sabatier
  • Océane Grège
  • Timothy Greenland
  • Agnès Leblond
  • Murielle Lafaye
  • Hervé G. Zeller
چکیده

European magpies (Pica pica) from southern France were tested for antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) and viral shedding in feces during spring-autumn 2005. Results suggest that this peridomestic species may be a suitable sentinel species and a relevant target for additional investigations on WNV ecology in Europe.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

دوره 14  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008