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West Nile virus in wild resident birds, Southern France, 2004.
- Source :
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Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) [Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis] 2007 Fall; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 448-52. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- An equine West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak occurred in 2004 in the Camargue, a wetland area in the south of France where the virus was first reported in 1962 and re-emerged in 2000. WNV neutralizing antibodies were detected in resident birds and two isolates from a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and a Common Magpie (Pica pica) were completely sequenced. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that these isolates are closely related to strains previously found in horses in southern Europe and North Africa. More extensive investigation is required to determine whether WNV has been re-introduced or has become endemic in the Camargue.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Animals, Wild
Antibodies, Viral blood
Cell Line
France
Immunoglobulin G blood
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
West Nile Fever epidemiology
West Nile Fever virology
West Nile virus classification
West Nile virus genetics
West Nile virus isolation & purification
Bird Diseases epidemiology
Bird Diseases virology
Passeriformes virology
West Nile Fever veterinary
West Nile virus physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1530-3667
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17767404
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2006.0592