Eidson M, Miller J, Kramer L, Cherry B, Hagiwara Y
Zoonoses Program, New York State Department of Health, Rm. 621 ESP Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Jul-Aug;7(4):662-4. doi: 10.3201/eid0704.010411.
In 2000, Staten Island, New York, reported 10 human West Nile virus cases and high densities of dead crows. Surrounding counties with <2 human cases had moderate dead crow densities, and upstate counties with no human cases had low dead crow densities. Monitoring such densities may be helpful because this factor may be determined without the delays associated with specimen collection and testing.
2000年,纽约市斯塔滕岛报告了10例人类西尼罗河病毒病例以及大量死乌鸦。周边报告少于2例人类病例的县死乌鸦密度中等,而北部无人类病例的县死乌鸦密度较低。监测这种密度可能会有帮助,因为无需经历与样本采集和检测相关的延迟就能确定这一因素。