title: Antibody prevalence of West Nile virus in birds, Illinois, 2002.
abstract: Antibodies to West Nile virus were detected in 94 of 1,784 Illinois birds during 2002. Captive and urban birds had higher seropositivity than did birds from natural areas, and northern and central Illinois birds' seropositivity was greater than that from birds from the southern sites. Adult and hatch-year exposure rates did not differ significantly.
authors.affiliation: Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ringia
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Blitvich
authors.forename: Hyun-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van de Wyngaerde
authors.forename: Jeff D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brawn
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Novak
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D001717:Birds; D004777:Environment; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral