Nemeth Nicole, Kratz Gail, Edwards Eric, Scherpelz Judy, Bowen Richard, Komar Nicholas
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1683, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;13(2):305-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1302.051626.
In 2005, 13.5% of clinic-admitted raptors in northern Colorado tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Clinic-admitted-raptor surveillance detected WNV activity nearly 14 weeks earlier than other surveillance systems. WNV surveillance using live raptor admissions to rehabilitation clinics may offer a novel surveillance method and should be considered along with other techniques already in use.
2005年,科罗拉多州北部临床收治的猛禽中有13.5%的西尼罗河病毒(WNV)检测呈阳性。临床收治猛禽监测比其他监测系统提前近14周发现了西尼罗河病毒活动情况。利用送往康复诊所的活体猛禽进行西尼罗河病毒监测可能提供一种新的监测方法,应与现有的其他技术一并考虑。