Surveillance for West Nile virus in clinic-admitted raptors, Colorado.
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.
Nemeth
Nicole
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1683, USA. nnemeth@colostate.edu
Kratz
Gail
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Edwards
Eric
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Scherpelz
Judy
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Bowen
Richard
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Komar
Nicholas
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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*