title: Exposure of red knots (Calidris canutus rufa) to select avian pathogens; Patagonia, Argentina.
abstract: As part of the shorebird surveillance, Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) were sampled in two Patagonian sites in Argentina, Río Grande and San Antonio Oeste, during 2005-2006. Cloacal swabs and serum samples were collected from 156 birds and tested by virus isolation (Newcastle disease virus), polymerase chain reaction (PCR; avian influenza virus and Plasmodium/Hemoproteus), and for antibodies to St. Louis encephalitis virus. All test results were negative.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional Patagónico, CONICET, Argentina. damico@cenpat.edu.ar
authors.forename: Veronica L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bertellotti
authors.forename: Allan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*