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West Nile Virus
Data from Z. Hubalek and colleagues advance knowledge in west nile virus
September 30th, 2008
"A survey for antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV; genus Flavivirus) was carried out by plaque-reduction neutralization microtesting in 78 horses, 20 domestic chickens, and 97 wild birds belonging to 10 species from different areas in Poland," scientists in Valtice, Czech Republic report. "Specific antibodies were detected in five juvenile (hatching-year) birds collected in 2006: three white storks (Ciconia ciconia) in a wildlife rehabilitation center (5.4% of all examined storks; the antibody titers in each bird were 1:320, 1:160, and 1: 20), one free-living mute swan (Cygnus olor; the titer was 1: 20), and one hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix; the titer 1: 20) in a...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-30)
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