West Nile virus surveillance using sentinel birds: results of eleven years of testing in corvids in a region of northern Italy

The natural transmission cycle of West Nile virus (WNV) involves birds as primary hosts and mosquitoes as vectors, but this virus can spread to mammals, human beings included. Asymptomatic infected donors pose a risk to the safety of blood transfusions and organ transplants, as WNV can be transmitte...

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Hauptverfasser:	Marco Tamba, Paolo Bonilauri, Giorgio Galletti, Gabriele Casadei, Annalisa Santi, Arianna Rossi, Mattia Calzolari
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Schriftenreihe:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Schlagworte:	active surveillance magpie (Pica pica) hooded crow (Corvus cornix) Corvidae West Nile virus
Online-Zugang:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1407271/full
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