title: Surveillance for West Nile virus in clinic-admitted raptors, Colorado.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1683, USA. nnemeth@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nemeth
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kratz
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scherpelz
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D020304:Raptors / Q000821:virology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*