Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Clinic-admitted Raptors, Colorado

Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Clinic-admitted Raptors, Colorado

In 2005, 13.5% of clinic-admitted raptors in northern Colorado tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Clinic-admitted–raptor surveillance detected WNV activity nearly 14 weeks earlier than other surveillance systems. WNV surveillance using live raptor admissions to rehabilitation clinics may off...

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Main Authors: Nicole M. Nemeth, Gail Kratz, Eric Edwards, Judy Scherpelz, Richard A. Bowen, Nicholas Komar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
surveillance
raptors
Colorado
dispatch
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/05-1626_article

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