West Nile virus transmission in resident birds, Dominican Republic
Issue Date
2003-10Author
Komar, Oliver
Robbins, Mark B.
Klenk, Kaci
Blitvich, Bradley J.
Marlenee, Nicole L.
Burkhalter, Kristen L.
Gubler, Duane J.
Gonzálvez, Guillermo
Peña, Carlos J.
Peterson, A. Townsend
Komar, Nicholas
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
Published Version
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no10/pdfs/03-0222.pdfMetadata
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We report West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the
Dominican Republic for the first time. Specific anti-WNV
antibodies were detected in 5 (15%) of 33 resident birds
sampled at one location in November 2002. One seropositive
bird was <4 months old, indicating a recent infection.
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no10/03-0222.htm
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Citation
Komar, O., M. B. Robbins, K. Klenk, B. J. Blitvich, N. L. Marlenee, K. L. Burkhalter, D. J. Gubler, G. Gonzálvez, C. J. Peña, A. T. Peterson, and N. Komar. 2003. West Nile virus transmission in resident birds, Dominican Republic. Emerging Infectious Diseases 9:1299-1302.
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