title: Crow deaths caused by West Nile virus during winter.
abstract: In New York, an epizootic of American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) deaths from West Nile virus (WNV) infection occurred during winter 2004-2005, a cold season when mosquitoes are not active. Detection of WNV in feces collected at the roost suggests lateral transmission through contact or fecal contamination.
authors.affiliation: New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA. zoonoses@health.state.ny.us
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Ward B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ebel
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Galinski
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pensabene
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.forename: Millicent
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eidson
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D046368:Crows; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*