West Nile virus in the New World: potential impacts on bird species
Issue Date
2004Author
Peterson, A. Townsend
Komar, Nicholas
Komar, Oliver
Navarro-Sigüenza, Adolfo G.
Robbins, Mark B.
Martínez-Meyer, Enrique
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
Rights
Bird Conservation International (2004) 14:215–232. © BirdLife International 2004
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270904000309 Printed in the United Kingdom
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The past five years have seen the arrival and extremely rapid expansion of West Nile virus
(WNV) in the Western Hemisphere. The rapid sweep across North America has permitted
little time for developing knowledge of the virus’s potential impacts on wildlife in
the New World. Given this information gap, we here summarize for the ornithological
community what is known or can be anticipated for WNV’s effect on bird communities in
coming years. Our particular focus is on impacts of WNV on the conservation status of
birds, the principal vertebrate reservoir for the virus.
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Peterson, A. T., N. Komar, O. Komar, A. G. Navarro-Sigüenza, M. B. Robbins, and E. Martínez-Meyer. 2004. West Nile Virus in the New World: Potential impacts on bird species. Bird Conservation International 14:215-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270904000309
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