West Nile Virus Transmission in Resident Birds, Dominican Republic
Open Access
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (10) , 1299-1302
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030222
Abstract
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.Keywords
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