Dead bird surveillance as an early warning system for West Nile virus.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Eidson, M. ; Kramer, L. ; Stone, W. ; Hagiwara, Y. ; Schmit, K.
• Corporate Authors:
  New York State West Nile Virus Avian Surveillance Team
• Description:
  As part of West Nile (WN) virus surveillance in New York State in 2000, 71,332 ill or dead birds were reported; 17,571 (24.6%) of these were American Crows. Of 3,976 dead birds tested, 1,263 (31.8%) were positive for WN virus. Viral activity was first confirmed in 60 of the state's 62 counties with WN virus-positive dead birds. Pathologic findings compatible with WN virus were seen in 1,576 birds (39.6% of those tested), of which 832 (52.8%) were positive for WN virus. Dead crow reports preceded confirmation of viral activity by several months, and WN virus-positive birds were found >3 months before the onset of human cases. Dead bird surveillance appears to be valuable for early detection of WN virus and for guiding public education and mosquito control efforts.
• Subjects:
  Animals Birds Disease Reservoirs Humans Predictive Value Of Tests Sensitivity And Specificity Sentinel Surveillance West Nile Fever West Nile Virus
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(4):631-635.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:609c0a60da2680d6b6e88f668a011cee7f0a04e74379ff687ae5f33f8e8aadd1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15177/cdc_15177_DS1.pdf
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