Allison Andrew B, Mead Daniel G, Gibbs Samantha E J, Hoffman Douglas M, Stallknecht David E
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-7393, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Dec;10(12):2252-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1012.040511.
Feral rock pigeons were screened for neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus (WNV) during late winter/spring and summer of 2002 and 2003. Additionally, virus isolation from serum was attempted from 269 birds collected during peak transmission periods. The observed viremia levels and seroprevalence indicate that this species could be involved in amplifying WNV in urban settings.
在2002年和2003年冬末/春季及夏季，对野生岩鸽进行了西尼罗河病毒（WNV）中和抗体筛查。此外，还尝试从在病毒传播高峰期采集的269只鸟类的血清中分离病毒。观察到的病毒血症水平和血清阳性率表明，该物种可能参与了城市环境中WNV的扩增。
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