title: Surveillance for West Nile virus in dead wild birds, South Korea, 2005-2008.
abstract: To investigate the possibility of West Nile virus (WNV) introduction into South Korea, the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service has conducted nationwide surveillance of WNV activity in dead wild birds since 2005. Surveillance conducted during 2005-2008 found no evidence of WNV activity.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. yeh02@nvrqs.go.kr
authors.forename: Jung-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Hyun-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Ju
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nah
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-San
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: In-Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: In-Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chang-Seon
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Joong-Bok
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology*; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D003933:Diagnosis; D007668:Kidney / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral