美国北达科他州红翅黑鹂（美洲红翼鸫）体内西尼罗河病毒抗体流行情况（2003 - 2004年）

West Nile virus antibody prevalence in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) from North Dakota, USA (2003-2004).

作者信息

Sullivan Heather, Linz George, Clark Larry, Salman Mo

机构信息

USDA National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.

出版信息

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2006 Fall;6(3):305-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2006.6.305.

DOI:10.1089/vbz.2006.6.305

PMID:16989570

Abstract

This study was designed to explore the role that red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) may have played in disseminating West Nile virus (WNV) across the United States. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays designed to detect WNV antibodies in avian species we were able to determine the WNV antibody prevalence in a cohort of red-winged blackbirds in central North Dakota in 2003 and 2004. The peak WNV antibody prevalence was 22.0% in August of 2003 and 18.3% in July of 2004. The results of this study suggest that red-winged blackbird migratory populations may be an important viral dispersal mechanism with the ability to spread arboviruses such as WNV across the United States.

摘要

本研究旨在探究红翅黑鹂（Agelaius phoeniceus）在美国传播西尼罗河病毒（WNV）过程中可能扮演的角色。通过使用旨在检测鸟类物种中WNV抗体的酶联免疫吸附测定法，我们得以确定2003年和2004年北达科他州中部一群红翅黑鹂的WNV抗体流行率。WNV抗体流行率峰值在2003年8月为22.0%，在2004年7月为18.3%。本研究结果表明，红翅黑鹂迁徙种群可能是一种重要的病毒传播机制，有能力在美国传播诸如WNV等虫媒病毒。